03 — ARTWORK
Ca' Pesaro: Façade on the Canal Grande
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COMMENTARY
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The architect of this important palace on the Canal Grande used the consolidated basemolded foot of a pillar or column providing the transition from the plinth to the shaft. formed by pre-existent foundations. Important parts of Longhena's design were the great staircase in the entrance hall and the internal courtyard. After Longhena's death the construction was continued by his pupil, Antonio Gaspari.
The main façadethe front or principal face of a building, especially one elaborately constructed; a blind façade is a façade that is purely decorative and does not relate to the structure of the building. on the Canal Grande was concluded in 1710 according to the original project. The ground floor and mezzanine floor with a double water gate by a vestibuleThe anteroom or entrance hall of a building. In ancient Roman dwellings, the vestibule was situated before the entrance to the house. are characterized by the projecting diamond-shaped ashlarA block of hewn stone with straight edges for use in building-work. The two upper floors contain alternating wide round archThe pointed arch is widely regarded as the main identifiable feature of Gothic architecture (distinct from the round arch of the Romanesque period). The three most common Gothic arches are the Equilateral, Lancet and Tudor. windows and projecting twin columns. The wall surfaces are characterized by the proliferation of plastic decoration in the BaroqueThe period in art history from about 1600 to about 1750. In this sense the term covers a wide range of styles and artists. In painting and sculpture there were three main forms of Baroque: (1) sumptuous display, a style associated with the Catholic Counter Reformation and the absolutist courts of Europe (Bernini, Rubens); (2) dramatic realism (Caravaggio); and (3) everyday realism, a development seen in particular in Holland (Rembrandt, Vermeer). In architecture, there was an emphasis on expressiveness and grandeur, achieved through scale, the dramatic use of light and shadow, and increasingly elaborate decoration. In a more limited sense the term Baroque often refers to the first of these categories. The development of the Baroque reflects the period's religious tensions (Catholic versus Protestant); a new and more expansive world view based on science and exploration; and the growth of absolutist monarchies. style.
The façade on the Rio delle Due Torri, designed by Gaspari, offer a simpler and calmer language.
The picture shows the façade on the Canal Grande.
CITE THIS RECORD — BIBTEX
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Ca' Pesaro: Façade on the Canal Grande by LONGHENA, Baldassare},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-09},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/longhena-baldassare-rb2f5247c581f50/ca-pesaro-faade-on-the-canal-grande-r8e653b424027cd},
urldate = {2026-09-09},
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}ACCESSED 2026-09-09. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
