Palazzo Grimani di Santa Maria Formosa
This Renaissance palace is the State museum you find near Campo Santa Maria Formosa, reached on foot from Ruga Giuffa and historically served by a water entry on the San Severo canal. The site began as a medieval building at the confluence of the San Severo and Santa Maria Formosa canals—then, later, Antonio Grimani purchased it. Antonio became a doge in 1521, and in the third decade of the 16th century the property passed to his grandsons, Vettore Grimani and Giovanni Grimani, who refurbished the old structure with classical inspiration and gave it “modern” forms through fresco cycles and elegant stucco. Giovanni Grimani later became sole owner in 1558 and added an extension, overseeing a refined collection of antiques—sculptures, marbles, vases, bronzes, and gems. …
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