Pope Clement XIII, born Carlo della Torre di Rezzonico, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 July 1758 to his death in February 1769. He was installed on 16 July 1758.
Portrait by Anton Raphael Mengs, c. 1760
Portrait engraving of Carlo Rezzonico (c. 1737 – 44)
Portrait of Clement XIII with cardinal Carlo Rezzonico and other members of Rezzonico family, c. 1758
Clement XIII's tomb in St. Peter's Basilica
Ca' Rezzonico is a palazzo and art museum on the Grand Canal in the Dorsoduro sestiere of Venice, Italy. It is a particularly notable example of the 18th century Venetian baroque and rococo architecture and interior decoration, and displays paintings by the leading Venetian painters of the period, including Francesco Guardi and Giambattista Tiepolo. It is a public museum dedicated to 18th-century Venice and one of the 11 venues managed by the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia.
The white marble façade of Ca' Rezzonico on the Grand Canal
View of the Grand Canal by Canaletto in 1726. The unfinished Palazzo is the white building the center on the left
The Palazzo in the mid-19th century, by Carlo Naya
Detail of the facade