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VIII. THE DUCAL .PALACE. 287
We have seen above, that there were three principal styles
of Venetian architecture; Byzantine, Gothic, and Renaissance.
The Ducal Palace, which was the great work of Venice,
was built successively in the three styles. There was a Byzantine Ducal Palace, a Gothic Ducal Palace, and a Renaissance
Ducal Palace. The second superseded the first totally; a few
stones of it (if indeed so much) are all that is left. But the
third superseded the second in part only, and the existing
building is formed by the union of the two.
We shall review the history of each in succession.*
1st. The Byzantine Palace.
In the year of the death of Charlemagne, 813,f the Venetians determined to make the island of Rialto the seat of the
government and capital of their state. Their Doge, Angelo
or Agnello Participazio, instantly took vigorous means for the
enlargement of the small group of buildings which were to be
the nucleus of the future Venice. He appointed persons to
superintend the raising of the banks of sand, so as to form
more secure foundations, and to build wooden bridges over
the canals. For the offices of religion, he built the Church
of St. Mark; and on, or near, the spot where the Ducal Palace
* The reader will find it convenient to note the following editions of the
printed books which have been principally consulted in the following inquiry.
The numbers of the manuscripts referred to in the Marcian Library are
given with the quotations.
Sansovino. Venetia Descritfea. 4to, Venice, 1663.
Sansovino. Lettera intorno al Palazzo Ducale. 8vo, Venice, 1829.
Temanza. Antica Pianta di Venezia, with text. Venice, 1780.
Cadorin. Pareri di XV. Architetti. 8vo, Venice, 1838.
Filiasi. Memorie storiche. 8vo, Padua, 1811.
Bettio. Lettera discorsiva del Palazzo Ducale. 8vo, Venice, 1837.
Selvatico. Architettura di Venezia. 8vo, Venice, 1847.
f The year commonly given is 810, as in the Savina Chronicle (Cod.
Marcianus), p. 13. " Del 810 fece principiar el pallazzo Ducal nel luogo ditto
Bruolo in confin di S. Moise, et fece riedificar la isola di Eraclia." The Sag-
ornin Chronicle gives 804; and Filiasi, vol. vi. chap. 1, corrects this date
to 813.
| Title | The stones of Venice - 2 |
| Creator | Ruskin, John |
| Publisher | J. Wiley |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | 1889 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000331 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | VIII. THE DUCAL .PALACE. 287 We have seen above, that there were three principal styles of Venetian architecture; Byzantine, Gothic, and Renaissance. The Ducal Palace, which was the great work of Venice, was built successively in the three styles. There was a Byzantine Ducal Palace, a Gothic Ducal Palace, and a Renaissance Ducal Palace. The second superseded the first totally; a few stones of it (if indeed so much) are all that is left. But the third superseded the second in part only, and the existing building is formed by the union of the two. We shall review the history of each in succession.* 1st. The Byzantine Palace. In the year of the death of Charlemagne, 813,f the Venetians determined to make the island of Rialto the seat of the government and capital of their state. Their Doge, Angelo or Agnello Participazio, instantly took vigorous means for the enlargement of the small group of buildings which were to be the nucleus of the future Venice. He appointed persons to superintend the raising of the banks of sand, so as to form more secure foundations, and to build wooden bridges over the canals. For the offices of religion, he built the Church of St. Mark; and on, or near, the spot where the Ducal Palace * The reader will find it convenient to note the following editions of the printed books which have been principally consulted in the following inquiry. The numbers of the manuscripts referred to in the Marcian Library are given with the quotations. Sansovino. Venetia Descritfea. 4to, Venice, 1663. Sansovino. Lettera intorno al Palazzo Ducale. 8vo, Venice, 1829. Temanza. Antica Pianta di Venezia, with text. Venice, 1780. Cadorin. Pareri di XV. Architetti. 8vo, Venice, 1838. Filiasi. Memorie storiche. 8vo, Padua, 1811. Bettio. Lettera discorsiva del Palazzo Ducale. 8vo, Venice, 1837. Selvatico. Architettura di Venezia. 8vo, Venice, 1847. f The year commonly given is 810, as in the Savina Chronicle (Cod. Marcianus), p. 13. " Del 810 fece principiar el pallazzo Ducal nel luogo ditto Bruolo in confin di S. Moise, et fece riedificar la isola di Eraclia." The Sag- ornin Chronicle gives 804; and Filiasi, vol. vi. chap. 1, corrects this date to 813. |
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