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CASSAN0—CORNER DELLA CA' GRANDE. 297
and sold. Mr. Rawdon Brown rescued some of the ornaments
from the hands of the blacksmith, who had bought them for
old iron. The head of the door is a very interesting stone
arch of the early thirteenth century, already drawn in my
folio work. In the interior court is a beautiful remnant of
staircase, with a piece of balcony at the top, circa 1350, and
one of the most richly and carefully wrought in Yenice. The
palace, judging by these remnants (all that are now left of it,
except a single traceried window of the same date at the turn
of the stair), must once have been among the most magnificent
in Venice.
Contarini (delle Figure), Palazzo, on the Grand Canal,
III. 17.
Contarini dai Scrigni, Palazzo, on the Grand Canal. A
Gothic building, founded on the Ducal Palace. Two Renaissance statues in niches at the sides give it its name.
Contarini Fasan, Palazzo, on the Grand Canal, II. 244.
The richest work of the fifteenth century domestic Gothic in
Venice, but notable more for richness than excellence of design.
In one respect, however, it deserves to be regarded with attention, as showing how much beauty and dignity may be
bestowed on a very small and unimportant dwelling-house by
Gothic sculpture. Foolish criticisms upon it have appeared
in English accounts of foreign buildings, objecting to it on the
ground of its being "ill-proportioned;" the simple fact being,
that there was no room in this part of the canal for a wider
house, and that its builder made its rooms as comfortable as
he could, and its windows and balconies of a convenient size
for those who were to see through them, and stand on them,
and left the "proportions" outside to take care of themselves;
which, indeed, they have very sufficiently done; for though;'
the house thus honestly confesses its diminutiveness, it is
nevertheless one of the principal ornaments of the very noblest
reach of the Grand Canal, and would be nearly as great a loss,
if it were destroyed, as the Church of La Salute itself.
Oontarini, Palazzo, at St. Luca. Of no importance.
Corner della Ca' grande, Palazzo, on the Grand Canal.
One of the worst and coldest buildings of the central Renaissance. It is on a grand scale, and is a conspicuous object,
| Title | The stones of Venice - 3 |
| Creator | Ruskin, John |
| Publisher | J. Wiley |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | 1889 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000327 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | CASSAN0—CORNER DELLA CA' GRANDE. 297 and sold. Mr. Rawdon Brown rescued some of the ornaments from the hands of the blacksmith, who had bought them for old iron. The head of the door is a very interesting stone arch of the early thirteenth century, already drawn in my folio work. In the interior court is a beautiful remnant of staircase, with a piece of balcony at the top, circa 1350, and one of the most richly and carefully wrought in Yenice. The palace, judging by these remnants (all that are now left of it, except a single traceried window of the same date at the turn of the stair), must once have been among the most magnificent in Venice. Contarini (delle Figure), Palazzo, on the Grand Canal, III. 17. Contarini dai Scrigni, Palazzo, on the Grand Canal. A Gothic building, founded on the Ducal Palace. Two Renaissance statues in niches at the sides give it its name. Contarini Fasan, Palazzo, on the Grand Canal, II. 244. The richest work of the fifteenth century domestic Gothic in Venice, but notable more for richness than excellence of design. In one respect, however, it deserves to be regarded with attention, as showing how much beauty and dignity may be bestowed on a very small and unimportant dwelling-house by Gothic sculpture. Foolish criticisms upon it have appeared in English accounts of foreign buildings, objecting to it on the ground of its being "ill-proportioned;" the simple fact being, that there was no room in this part of the canal for a wider house, and that its builder made its rooms as comfortable as he could, and its windows and balconies of a convenient size for those who were to see through them, and stand on them, and left the "proportions" outside to take care of themselves; which, indeed, they have very sufficiently done; for though;' the house thus honestly confesses its diminutiveness, it is nevertheless one of the principal ornaments of the very noblest reach of the Grand Canal, and would be nearly as great a loss, if it were destroyed, as the Church of La Salute itself. Oontarini, Palazzo, at St. Luca. Of no importance. Corner della Ca' grande, Palazzo, on the Grand Canal. One of the worst and coldest buildings of the central Renaissance. It is on a grand scale, and is a conspicuous object, |
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