# Palazzo Mocenigo Casa Nuova: Façade [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [VITTORIA, Alessandro]() - Date: 1551-1600 - Technique: Photo ## Commentary 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 façade. 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 façade. ## Related artworks - [A Gentleman of the Zorzi Family]() - [A Lady of the Zorzi Family]() - [Altar and Altarpiece]() - [Altar of the Luganegheri]() - [Annunciation]() - [Atlante \(left of a pair\)]() - [Atlante \(right of a pair\)]() - [Bust of a Man]() - [Bust of Domenico Duodo]() - [Bust of Francesco Duodo]() - [Bust of Gerolamo Grimani]() - [Bust of Giovanni Battista Ferretti]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()