The Ca’ d’Oro is an ancient, patrician palace dated back to the XVth century. It houses a precious art collection belonging to the Baron Giorgio Franchetti, who donated it to the Italian State in 1894 .
In the Venetian gothic style palace, visitors can admire many pictures from the Venetian school, among which the celebrated San Sebastiano by Andrea Mantegna and others masterpieces from the Tuscan and Flemish school, as well as wonderful, small, bronze statues and Renaissance sculptures.
In the near Ca’ Duodo, a very interesting collection of ceramics found in the Venice lagoon. |
