Palazzo Da Mula
The building is now a branch of the Municipality of Venice-Murano-Burano and houses the registry offices. The main floor is used for cultural activities.
The exterior features Venetian Gothic motifs, fronting on Murano's main canal. The interior detailing has not survived. The palace shows the late Gothic building forms typical of Venetian architecture. It is built of reddish bricks, has a tiled roof and decorative elements are made of white Istrian marble. Unlike many Venetian palaces, the portal on the water side does not lead directly into the canal, but onto the narrow street that accompanies the canal.
The Murano palazzo should not be confused with the Palazzo da Mula Morosini, which is on the Grand Canal and was painted by Claude Monet during his trip to Venice in 1908.
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Photo by Paolo Monti, 1969
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Detail. Photo by Paolo Monti, 1969
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Detail. Photo by Paolo Monti, 1969
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The Palazzo da Mula Morosini on the Grand Canal, pictured above, was the subject of a 1908 painting by Claude Monet held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. The Morosini palazzo and the Palazzo da Mula share some architectural similarities.
References
- ^ Muraro, Michelangelo; Marton, Paolo (1986). Venetian Villas. Könemann. pp. 114–117. ISBN 3-89508-242-2.
45°27′21″N 12°21′06″E / 45.4559°N 12.3517°E