Palazzo Mocenigo Casa Nuova: Façade

The Palazzo Mocenigo consists of four distinct buildings. The oldest one, Palazzo Mocenigo Casa Vecchia, is the rightmost and based on a Gothic construction, which was remodeled in the early 17th century by the architect Francesco Contin.

The two palaces in the middle were for a long time attributed to Andrea Palladio. With the central serlianas, they may be dated into the second half of the 16th century.

The leftmost, the Palazzo Mocenigo Casa Nuova was erected probably at the end of the 16th century. Its style anticipates the austere Venetian Baroque and is distinguished from its neighbours by the limestone applied on the fa�ade. The design shows strong similarities with Palazzo Balbi, situated on the other bank of the Canal Grande, certainly designed by Vittoria. The influence of Palladio can be observed in the central arch superimposed windows, in the curved tympanum windows alternating with triangular tympanum windows and in the way materials are used. The two upper floors are marked by the continuous galleries of the central arched windows. The last floor was terraced much later to create a private attic.

The picture shows the late 16th-century fa�ade.