Palazzo Ragazzoni

Built for a family of Venetian shipowner-merchants, Palazzo Ragazzoni preserves a Renaissance residence shaped by frescoes, stucco sculpture and civic history. Its rooms include a cycle by Francesco Montemezzano, twelve stucco figures from the school of Alessandro Vittoria and a chapel dated 1615.

Why it matters

The palace expresses Sacile's long connections with Venice through the Ragazzoni family's trade and patronage. The town received it as a donation in 1934, and it has served civic functions since 1936. Its successive owners and distinguished guests link the building to the political and cultural history of the Livenza town.

What to notice

The façades open toward both Viale Zancanaro and the Livenza. On the river side, the stonework retains marks associated with the fighting of 6–7 November 1917. In the courtyard, twelve stucco statues attributed to the school of Alessandro Vittoria frame a Venetian-style garden. Inside, Montemezzano's six scenes celebrate Giacomo and Placido Ragazzoni, with figures including Mary Tudor, Philip II, Henry III of France, Maria of Austria and Doge Sebastiano Venier. The private chapel, decorated with stuccoes attributed to il Sasso, bears the date 1615.

Context and history

The Ragazzoni acquired the property in 1573 and rebuilt it around the core of an earlier house. After Giacomo's death, Venice took the palace back between 1627 and 1638 before granting it to the Flangini family, which held it until 1804. In 1913, a section of the fresco cycle was removed and sold to Otto Lingner, who gave it to the Dresden state collections. Lucia Lacchin donated the palace to Sacile in 1934; it later became the setting for the town's representative functions.