Ca' Foscari
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Ca' Foscari, the palace of the Foscari family, is a Gothic building on the waterfront of the Grand Canal in the Dorsoduro sestiere of Venice, Italy.
Façade on the Grand Canal
Façade on "Calle Foscari"
Ca' Foscari, view from across the canal
View on the Grand Canal from the second floor of Ca' Foscari
Francesco Foscari
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Francesco Foscari was the 65th Doge of the Republic of Venice, serving from 1423 until his death in 1457. His reign of 34 years, 6 months, and 8 days was the longest in Venetian history. His tenure co
Ca' Foscari
…of the Foscari family, is a Gothic building on the waterfront of the Grand Canal in the Dorsoduro sestiere of Venice, Italy. It was built for the doge Francesco Foscari in 1453, and designed by the architect Bartolomeo Bon. It is now the main seat of Ca' Foscari University of Venice. The palace is located on the widest…
Portrait by Lazzaro Bastiani, Museo Correr, Venice.
Antonio Gambello, Francesco Foscari, c. 1374–1457, Doge of Venice 1423 (obverse), probably c. 1457
The tomb of Foscari in Frari, Venice
The Parting of the Two Foscari by Francesco Hayez 1842 (Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Florence).