The villa that
contained the frescoes of Giandomenico Tiepolo &endash; and
which still contains a few today &endash; stands in the
small village of Zianigo, near Mirano. It was constructed
for Cristoforo Angeloni in 1688, a date which was discovered
on a rafter near the dormer in the west pitch of the roof of
the central nucleus of the building during the
restoration-work carried out in 1973-1975 under the
supervision of the architect Mario Guiotto. From the moment
of its construction, the plan of the building was basically
similar to its present one; however, on the right-hand side
of the house, for a viewer observing the facade, there used
to be a wing 
symmetrical
to the one
on the left, with the exception of the chapel. This part of the building was damaged by fire and pulled down in 1921; in its place the present portico was built.However, the outer appearance of the villa was different; it had arched doors and windows with no decorative features. The roof was of a single pitch, with a simple cornice of eaves in a continuous line. The interior was lower than it is now by about sixty centimetres and was raised during the reconstruction work carried out after the villa was bought by Giambattista Tiepolo.
The painter bought the building for four-thousand ducats on 24 December 1757; he never stayed there long, since in 1762 he went to Madrid, summoned by Charles III to decorate the Throne-Room of the new Royal Palace, and he died there in March 1770. However, in the years prior to his departure Giambattista had some work done in the villa, mainly to do with raising the level of the attic and altering the windows and doors in the facade.
As explicitly set out in Giambattista's will, the villa passed on to his son Giandomenico, who resided there for long periods during the last years of his life. After his death in 1804, the villa became the property of his widow, Margherita Moscheni, who in 1805 married a nephew of Giandomenico's, Giambattista Bardese. In 1814 the villa &endash; and the surrounding estate &endash; was sold to the Concina family; in January 1857 they sold it to General Luigi Duodo. In 1906, his heir, Angelo, sold almost all the frescoes by Giandomenico Tiepolo to the Venetian antiquarian, Antonio Salvadori; in 1943 the villa too was sold to Ernesto Preo, who later ceded it to Sergio Nalon. It now belongs to the Grande family.
symmetrical
to the oneon the left, with the exception of the chapel. This part of the building was damaged by fire and pulled down in 1921; in its place the present portico was built.However, the outer appearance of the villa was different; it had arched doors and windows with no decorative features. The roof was of a single pitch, with a simple cornice of eaves in a continuous line. The interior was lower than it is now by about sixty centimetres and was raised during the reconstruction work carried out after the villa was bought by Giambattista Tiepolo.
The painter bought the building for four-thousand ducats on 24 December 1757; he never stayed there long, since in 1762 he went to Madrid, summoned by Charles III to decorate the Throne-Room of the new Royal Palace, and he died there in March 1770. However, in the years prior to his departure Giambattista had some work done in the villa, mainly to do with raising the level of the attic and altering the windows and doors in the facade.
As explicitly set out in Giambattista's will, the villa passed on to his son Giandomenico, who resided there for long periods during the last years of his life. After his death in 1804, the villa became the property of his widow, Margherita Moscheni, who in 1805 married a nephew of Giandomenico's, Giambattista Bardese. In 1814 the villa &endash; and the surrounding estate &endash; was sold to the Concina family; in January 1857 they sold it to General Luigi Duodo. In 1906, his heir, Angelo, sold almost all the frescoes by Giandomenico Tiepolo to the Venetian antiquarian, Antonio Salvadori; in 1943 the villa too was sold to Ernesto Preo, who later ceded it to Sergio Nalon. It now belongs to the Grande family.