Venice - Palazzo Pesaro 
The Palazzo Pesaro was built between 1652 and 1710 by the masters of Venetian Late Baroque, Baldassare Longhena and Antonio Gaspari. Sansovino's Library in the Piazzetta was used as a model for the splendid facade. After the death of the last Pesaro in 1830 there was a succession of owners, until the City of Venice acquired the palace in 1902.
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Things to See
Gallery of Modern Art
Today the lavishly designed interior of Palazzo Pesaro houses the Galleria d'Arte Moderna (Gallery of Modern Art). The gallery was founded at the end of the last century after the first biennial in 1897 and has one of the most important collections of modern art in Italy.
Among its most interesting exhibits are works by the Munich Realist Franz von Lenbach, the Munich Secessionists Franze von Lenbach and Franz von Stuck, Auguste Rodin and Marc Chagall.
Among its most interesting exhibits are works by the Munich Realist Franz von Lenbach, the Munich Secessionists Franze von Lenbach and Franz von Stuck, Auguste Rodin and Marc Chagall.
Museum of Oriental Art
On the third floor of the Palazzo Pesaro is the Museo d'Arte Orientale (Museum of Oriental Art). It has an outstanding collection of Far Eastern objects d'art, e.g. Chinese vases, Japanese paintings, Indian sculpture. The main facade overlooks the Canal Grande.
