Palazzo Flangini, Venice Explained

The Palazzo Flangini is a Baroque style palace on the Grand Canal, located adjacent to Campo San Geremia in the sestiere of Cannaregio in Venice, Italy.

History

The palace was constructed in 1664–1682 to a design attributed to the architect Giuseppe Sardi. Others have incorrectly attributed the design to his mentor Baldassare Longhena. The palace was built by the Flangini family, a Greek Cypriot family in Venice. One of their members, Thomas Flanginis, in 1626 was the patron for the Flanginian school, a Greek school in Venice. The last of the family to own the palace was the cardinal Luigi or Ludovico Flangini (died 1804).^[1] By the end of the 18th century, the palace was occupied by the Panciera family.The palace is asymmetric; it is surmised that at some time the family was unable to purchase the adjacent property and that the original plans called for a palace of twice the size.^{[2] [3]}

References

45.44°N 12.33°W

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZCsBAAAAQAAJ Galleria dei letterati ed artisti illustri delle provincie veneziane
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=rYEZAAAAYAAJ Venice on Foot: With the Itinerary of the Grand Canal and Several Direct Routes to Useful Places
3. Web site: Interior and exterior photographs of palace. . 2014-10-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141031143315/http://www.art-events.it/palazzo-flangini/ . 2014-10-31 . dead .