Murature di mattoni medioevali a vista e resti di finiture a Venezia

Abstract

In his work «Stones of Venice», Ruskin already evoked to Carpaccio's and Bellini's paintings, currently at the Gallerie dell'Accademia, in order to obtain a documented image of the poly-chromy of the ancient city, that «Urbs picta», whose walls and surfaces were equally responsible for the façade articulation, thanks to the physical and chromatical quality of the bricks, to the finishing of the mortar joints, to the true colours and. Since the nineteenth century, there has been complains about the fragmentary character of the remains of the surfaces, at the same time appealing to their preservation. For longer than one century, the interest in the facies of Venice before Renaissance has provoked several researches about its decorative arrangements and techniques and historiographical studies, followed, since the end of the 70's, by documentary research about topics such as the books account of the building workshops or the surveys and catalogues of the plaster surfaces. Dealing with the most ancient Venetian surfaces means both making use of the results of the previous studies, but also enjoying the chance of going deeper into its knowledge, without neglecting any operative aspect. We pretend to contribute to a sort of cognitive, project and operative protocol, also referring to some model interventions, which are still regarded as exceptions in comparison to the operative habits.