Palazzo Cini Gallery at San Vio
The amazing Cini Palace, that faces the Grand Canal on one side and rio St Vio on the other, is located halfway between the Accademia and the Guggenheim foundation. Many important art collections are preserved in this 1500s palace, once residence to Count Vittorio Cini. In 1984, his daughter Yana (Venice 1294- Rome 1989) donated it to the Giorgio Cini Foundation, together with the part of the palace that contains them.
The Giorgio Cini collection is located in the rooms on the noble floor, furnished in such a way as to render the original character of the place and the count’s taste.
It includes paintings of the XIII-XVI centuries and of the Tuscan School, amongst which Giunta Pisano (processional cross), Taddeo Gaddi (S. Giovanni Evangelista Welcomed in Heaven), Bernardo Daddi (Crucifixion), Lorenzo di Niccolò, Filippo Lippi (Our Lady and Child, saints, angels and a fidel), Piero della Francesca (Our Lady and Child), Sandro Botticelli (Paride’s Judgement).
It includes paintings of the XIII-XVI centuries and of the Tuscan School, amongst which Giunta Pisano (processional cross), Taddeo Gaddi (S. Giovanni Evangelista Welcomed in Heaven), Bernardo Daddi (Crucifixion), Lorenzo di Niccolò, Filippo Lippi (Our Lady and Child, saints, angels and a fidel), Piero della Francesca (Our Lady and Child), Sandro Botticelli (Paride’s Judgement).
Next to the paintings are some remarkable objects like ceramics and porcelains – also a complete dining service made up of 275 pieces from the 1700s venetian manufacturer Cozzi – caskets, ivory foil strips, polishes, goldsmiths’ works, Murano lamps, sculptures in clay and important furniture (cupboards, benches and libraries), with a rare nuptial casket from Siena and a Neapolitan stretcher.
The second floor displays temporary exhitions and of late has displayed a few exhibitions on works belonging to the Cini Foundation.
Useful Information
Address: Dorsoduro (San Vio) 864 - 30123 Venezia
Times: Tuesday to Sunday 10.00 a.m. -6p.m.
Closed July-August, December-March
Services: easy access, museum publications, guided tours
Telephone: 0415210755-0412710211
Fax: 0415238540
E-mail: fondacini@cini.it
Site: www.cini.it
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I weekend di Palazzo Cini
A partire dal 26 settembre fino al 18 ottobre, ogni weekend appuntamento a Palazzo Cini per scoprire il patrimonio della Fondazione. I Weekend a Palazzo hanno l'obiettivo di far scoprire le collezioni della Fondazione e valorizzare le attività di ricerca scientifica svolte dall’Istituto di Storia dell’Arte e documentate anche attraverso i cataloghi.
When: From Sep-26-2009 To Oct-18-2009
Where: Palazzo Cini - San Vio
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Where: Palazzo Cini - San Vio
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Continue »..Play-rew-forward-stop..«
The audio-video music series »..Play-rew-forward-stop..« will continue at the Palazzo Cini at San
Vio from October to December, when it will come to a close. The
remaining two short series, entitled after the forward and stop buttons
on video players, are intended to convey a powerful impression of the
plurality of passions, of the “forward” and “stop” in artistic research.
Hymn to the sacred mushroom - an expedition to Cage's semiosphere
On October 3rd at 5p.m. there is the first event of the serie FORW as overflow as gush as outburst, third part audio-video music series »...Play-rew-forward-stop...« at Palazzo Cini a San Vio.
When: On Oct-3-2009
Where: Palazzo Cini a San Vio
Where: Palazzo Cini a San Vio
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