Palazzo Grassi - Venice The precise circumstances concerning the
building of the palace are little-known. It is supposed that
work began in 1740, or more probably in 1748, for which date a
text mentions excavation work and the preparation of
foundations. The Grassi family, originally from Chioggia, had
bought a patch of land in a magnificent location. Its
trapezoidal form offered the added advantage of providing a long
façade on the canal. The architecture of Palazzo Grassi is
attributed to Giorgio Massari who had built the large church of
the Gesuati on the Zattere, and that of the Pietà on the Riva
degli Schiavoni. This was the last palace to be erected in
Venice before the fall of the Rupublic. The palace is currently
considered to be a high value location for exhibitions. Painting
and Sculpture form the François Pinault Collection will feature
a focused selection of 16 international artists whose work
engages with supposedly "traditional" art practises - yet
subject both painting and sculpture to constant