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Il Portego
The Portego is a broad corridor which runs along the first floor connecting the façade with the back of the building. During the height of it splendour, numerous paintings hung among the stucco work. In 1738 there were 105, in four rows. Between 1774 and 1780 these paintings were sold and replaced with the large canvases by Andrea Urbani, still hanging, which depict landscapes with ruins and hunting scenes.
The long hall, decorated with chandeliers in Murano glass, overlooks the Grand Canal with a four-light window surmounted by four quatrefoils where the light of the lagoon filters through creating a magical atmosphere.
Andrea Urbani
The paintings of the Venetian Andrea Urbani decorate numerous villas in the Veneto region. He worked in Udine, Padua and Venice. As proof of his notable fame, he was called to the Russian Court, in St. Petersburg, between 1760 and 1763, where he worked as a painter and set designer.
The long hall, decorated with chandeliers in Murano glass, overlooks the Grand Canal with a four-light window surmounted by four quatrefoils where the light of the lagoon filters through creating a magical atmosphere.
Andrea Urbani
The paintings of the Venetian Andrea Urbani decorate numerous villas in the Veneto region. He worked in Udine, Padua and Venice. As proof of his notable fame, he was called to the Russian Court, in St. Petersburg, between 1760 and 1763, where he worked as a painter and set designer.
