# Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti: Façade

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## Artwork

- Artist: [BOITO, Camillo](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/boito-camillo-rea7263774487bb>)
- Date: 1851-1900
- Technique: Photo

## Commentary

This palace was erected in 1565, but in the 19th century was modernised and the exterior changed in Neo-Gothic style by successive owners. The late Gothic façade and a majestic great staircase at the rear of the palace are the work of Camillo Boito, the theorist of the Italian Gothic Revival. The grandiose building has a Gothic façade with pointed arches. The two upper floors are very similar due to the presence of two attractive five-lancet windows. The lower one is decorated with an interlaced arch motif, while the upper one by half quatrefoil elements.

## Related artworks

- [Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti: Façade](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/boito-camillo-rea7263774487bb/palazzo-cavalli-franchetti-faade-r47b02368a44ba3>)

## Attribution

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