Venetian Gothic Grand Canal (Venice)
ca d oro
venetian gothic architecture found favor quite late, splendid flamboyant gothic ( gotico fiorito ) beginning southern façade of doge s palace. verticality , illumination characterizing gothic style found in porticos , loggias of fondaco houses: columns thinner, elongated arches replaced pointed or ogee or lobed ones. porticos rise gently intertwining , drawing open marbles in quatrefoils or similar figures. façades plastered in brilliant colors.
the open marble fascias, referred laces , diffused along grand canal. among 15th-century palaces still showing original appearance ca d oro, palazzo bernardo san polo, ca foscari (now housing university of venice), palazzo pisani moretta, palazzi barbaro, palazzo cavalli-franchetti.
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