Fondaco dei Tedeschi
Image View Description:
Interior
Date:
rebuilt 1505-1508
Location:
Venice (Italy)
Work Type:
architecture
Material / Technique:
brick, marble
Culture:
Italian
Culture 2:
Venetian
Creator:
Spavento, Giorgio
Creator Nationality:
Venetian
Creator Dates:
died 1509
Creator Role:
architect, engineer
Creator 2:
Abbondi, Antonio di Pietro
Creator 2 Variant Name:
Lo Scarpagnino
Creator 2 Nationality:
Venetian
Creator 2 Dates:
ca. 1465-1549
Creator 2 Role:
architect
Photographer:
Cassy Juhl
Notes:

Built from 1505 to 1508 after the original building burnt down. The facade is a Renaissance design and had frescos by Giorgione. The majority did not survive, though remnants can be seen in the Accademia Museum and Ca' d'Oro.

Image Source:

Photography by the Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology, © The Trustees of Columbia University

Record ID:
ven_fondecho_tedeschi
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Media Center for Art History
Department of Art History and Archaeology
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