Légende
Venice, Italy. Palazzo Ca' Vendramin Calergi. Its construction was commissioned by the Loredan family to the architect Mauro Codussi (ca. 1440-1504), starting the works in 1481. After Codussi's death, the construction was continued by the Lombardo family, a family of Venetian sculptors and architects, being completed in 1509. After becoming the property of Guglielmo Gonzaga (1538-1587), Duke of Mantua, it was acquired by Vittore Calergi in 1589. In 1739 the palace was inherited by Niccolo Vendramin, a Venetian nobleman. In 1844 the building was acquired by the Italian princess Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1798-1870), Duchess of Berry. During the turmoil of the unification of Italy, she had to sell the palace to her grandson, Prince Henry of Bourbon-Parma (1851-1905), Count of Bardi. In 1937 Count Lucchesi-Palli sold it to Giuseppe Volpi (1877-1947), Count of Misurata. The German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883) died in the palace, due to a heart attack he suffered on 13 February 1883, during one of his visits. Engraving by Tomas Carlos Capuz (1834-1899). La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 1883.
Date
1883
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group
Notre référence
UMG25A35_108
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
37,6Mo (5,0Mo) / 35,0cm x 26,9cm / 4134 x 3175 (300dpi)