Palazzo Gussoni Grimani della Vida: Façade

The current palace is the result of restoration of the original Gothic-Byzantine building. It was commissioned from Sanmicheli by the Gussoni, an old family which had already arrived in Venice in the 9th century.

The fa�ade is tripartite, according to the traditional Venetian design, the upper floor is given emphasis by the central four-lancet window with round arches, the continuous projected balcony and the upper closing coping. The side windows are linked by a continuous upper cornice which also marks the base of the round tympanum used to decorate the windows.

The fa�ade was decorated with frescoes by Tintoretto, but no traces have remained.