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Palazzo Mastelli, also referred to as Palazzo del Camello, is a palace in the Cannaregio sestiere of Venice, Italy. It is located along the Rio Madonna dell'Orto, off of Campo dei Mori'.

Palazzo Mastelli

History

The property was originally purchased by three merchant brothers, Rioba, Sandi, and Afani, who had come to Venice from Peloponnesia in 1112 and taken the name Mastelli. The brothers Mastelli are traditionally associated with four statues in Campo dei Mori', three depicting the brothers and one their servant. Construction on the palace began in the 12th Century.

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  One of the Mastelli brothers (either Sandi or Afani), statue in Campo dei Mori'
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  Another unidentified Mastelli (either Sandi or Afani)
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  A statue of Rioba Mastelli, once a Venetian equivalent of Rome's Pasquino; iron nose added in the 19th Century
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  Statue of the Mastellis' servant

Description

On the façade of Palazzo Mastelli adjacent to Rio Madonna dell'Orto, there is a bas-relief of a camel, which is the origin of the palace's other name, Palazzo del Camello ("Palace of the Camel" in Italian). At the lower-right of the façade is a fountain depicting passengers in a boat.

Camel bas-relief