Andrea Loredan
Andrea Loredan | |
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| Known for | commissioning the Ca' Loredan Vendramin Calergi |
| Born | Venice, Republic of Venice |
| Died | 1513 Creazzo, Republic of Venice |
| Cause of death | beheaded in the Battle of La Motta |
| Nationality | Venetian |
| Residence | Ca' Loredan Vendramin Calergi |
| Noble family |  House of Loredan |
| Father | Nicolò di Antonio di Daniele Loredan |
| Memorials | Bust of Andrea Loredan |
Andrea Loredan was a Venetian nobleman of the Loredan family, known as a collector of art. He is notable for commissioning the Ca' Loredan Vendramin Calergi, a palace on the Grand Canal, to designs by Mauro Codussi. The palace was paid for by Doge Leonardo Loredan, it is known for its association with Richard Wagner and the palace today hosts the Casino of Venice.[1] Andrea is also notable for paying for the choir of the church of San Michele in Isola, also designed by Codussi.
In 1513, during the War of the League of Cambrai, he had to accept the role of quartermaster-general for the army, which had closed ranks near Vicenza. Andrea Loredan died in the Battle of La Motta in that same year, beheaded by two soldiers who fought over his body.[2] In 1581, his heirs obtained permission from the Council of Ten to sell off the Palace to the Duke of Brunswick for fifty thousand ducats.
The Bust of Andrea Loredan, which is today featured in the Museo Correr, was sculptured by Antonio Rizzo, one of the greatest architects and sculptors of the Venetian Renaissance.[3][4] Joseph Lindon Smith depicted the bust in one of his paintings, which is today kept in the Harvard Art Museums.
References[]
- ^ Berendt, John (2005). The City of Falling Angels. Penguin Press. ISBN 1-59420-058-0.
- ^ "Ca' Vendramin Calergi and the Wagner Museum: a symphony on the Grand Canal | visitvenezia.eu". www.visitvenezia.eu/en. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ Italian Art Masterpieces of Sculpture. 1935.
- ^ Gusman, Pierre (1926). Venise.
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