Ca' d'Oro (Palazzo Santa Sofia) Site Features

Gothic ornamentation and the Franchetti collection

The façade facing the Grand Canal displays the floral Gothic ornamentation the palace is known for, comparable to nearby palazzi like Palazzo Barbaro and Palazzo Giustinian. A colonnaded loggia leads into the grand entrance hall, itself lined with columns and arches beneath an enclosed balcony.

Inside, the Galleria Franchetti houses Baron Giorgio Franchetti's private art collection, assembled during his ownership and donated along with the palace itself -- works by Titian, Van Dyck, and Bernini hang throughout the rooms, alongside Franchetti's own Gothic-era architectural fragments and sculpture.