Caffè Quadri
Caffè Quadri (Italian pronunciation: [kafˌfɛ kˈkwaːdri]) is a coffeehouse located in the Procuratie Vecchie of Piazza San Marco, Venice.[1] It was established in 1775.
The restaurant underwent a first important renovation in 1830, under the management of the Vaerini brothers, who expanded both the spaces and the activities, purchasing the upper floor that was used as a restaurant.[citation needed] The ground floor was decorated with pastel stuccos, with a prevalence of green and yellow colors, and completed with views and scenes of Venetian life, the work of the painter Giuseppe Ponga, inspired by the style of Pietro Longhi.[2]
The property together with some other shops here are owned by Russian conductor Valery Gergiev as a part of the vast real estate inheritance of the philanthropist Yoko Nagae Ceschina who has died in 2015.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gran Caffè Quadri, San Marco 120, Venice. Bars & pubs". Time Out. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ^ italiano, Touring club (2004). Venezia e provincia : Chioggia, la Laguna, i lidi, le ville del Brenta. Touring Club Italiano. ISBN 88-365-2918-6. OCLC 636708564.
- ^ Elisabetta Andreis. Valery Gergiev, il tesoro immobiliare a Milano e l’eredità Ceschina: il maestro russo ha 20 palazzi sul mercato // Corriere della Sera, 1 marzo 2022
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