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Villa Malipiero, now called Rigoni Savioli, in Abano Terme in a late eighteenth century drawing.

Villa Moro Malipiero, which is now property of the family Rigoni Savioli, was built in the second half of the 16^th century and its style refers to the Palladian patterns. Once it had a high tympanum, which gave the complex a tone of nobility, and some very interesting adjacencies that have partly disappeared. A wide flight of stairs decorated with statues leads to the main entrance portal which is surmounted by the coat of arms. Four Ionic Order semi-columns lean against the façade wall and cover both floors of the central block. The impressive façade is completed by a classic entablature and a triangular pediment decorated with a double dentilled cornice. The roofline of the two lateral wings is highlighted by the same dentilled cornice beneath the entablature quota and the large windows reveal the inner rooms frescoed by Zelotti.

The entrance façade view is repeated on the rear of the villa, which is framed by the same four semi-columns. Between the late 1700s and early 1800s relevant interventions were carried out: the big central volume of the villa was divided into two floors, an attic was created, and afterwards two load-bearing walls were built on the ground floor for static reasons. The stables, which were originally on the left side of the central block, were destroyed by a fire and never rebuilt. Likewise, the elegant “cedrara” (a greenhouse for citrus) that was on the left of the building does not exist anymore.

Following the urban interventions carried out in the 20^th century, the park overlooking the villa was destroyed too; the Italian style garden and the fence connected to the entrance gate pillars are the only elements left.

The villa is composed of other important blocks, such as the small church, which is located to the edge of the estate overlooking Via Diaz, and the dovecote tower. The former is an excellent example of an ancient chapel with its well preserved original features. The façade is particularly refined and characterized by four Ionic Order semi-columns that support the moulded entablature and pediment. In its interior it has a fine altar adorned with three relief sculptures depicting the Madonna and Child with two angels.

The tower is an extraordinary exemplar of a sixteenth century undamaged “colombaia-passeraia” (a dovecote for pigeons and sparrows). It is organized on five levels: the ground floor has a large arched opening that allows access from the countryside to the vaulted room and the height of the fourth string course widens with elegant machicolations surmounted by a Ghibelline battlement.

TESTIMONIES 

Motti. Handwritten monograph. 1822

“In front of that, on the road that goes to Padua, in the Municipality of San Lorenzo, there is the sumptuous Palace of the Noble Family Malipiero Moro of Venice, design and work by the distinguished Palladio. On the entrance façade it is adorned with columns and a flight of stairs. Inside there is a magnificent room with its railing around. The rooms are ornamented with fresco paintings depicting the Principal Virtues and the Old Testament scenes. And the Palace is provided with garden, orangery, vegetable garden, fish tank and dovecote, and everything is kept perfectly tidy. It has two big vegetable gardens: one is to the south, while the other is walled-in and located to the north, with a sumptuous oratory inside and a lovely view of the Monti Euganei.

Danese. Visiting our Oratories is in "Saint Lawrence bell". 1982

“The oratory of the Virgin’s Patronage. During the visit of San Gregorio Barbarigo in September 1680, the bishop was housed in the Palladian palace Moro-Malipiero. The oratory is worthy of the great Latin praise by the secretary of the pastoral visit: palatium praeclarum et magnificum. At that time they could write in Latin, and so the chancellor elegantly wrote palatium almost to say: dwelling or court of the Roman emperors…”

Prof. Aldo Barcaro. Article published in "Il Montirone".

Year XVIII n°2. June 1980. VILLA MALIPIERO now RIGONI SAVIOLI.

“Leaving the centre of Abano Terme and going towards Padua - Via Mandria, the Palladian villa Malipiero, now Rigoni Savioli, appears high and mighty. The villa’s construction dates back to the second half of the 16^th century and it is one of the oldest villas in our area. The façade consists of four Ionic semi-columns supporting a large pediment; the staircase, flanked by two statues made of Costozza’s stone, such as those found on the gates, leads into the principal room, on the mezzanine floor, upon the basement used for the services.

Once the principal room occupied the whole central block, but after the French Revolution it was divided in the middle and in half.

The so-called adjacencies were jointed to the central block: on the left there was the stable, which was destroyed by a fire and never rebuilt; on the right the orangery. The interior is wonderfully preserved and guarded with care, scrupulosity, intelligence and love by Professor Pier Paolo and his kind wife Mrs Francesca.

From 1960 these owners started substantial works of renovation and cleaning-up of the paintings by the very fertile artist Zelotti that now can be admired in their complete exuberant chromaticity. The frescos evoke scene from the Bible like David and Goliath, chivalrous epic scene like Angelica and Rinaldo, symbolic scenes like Fortitude, mythological scenes like Fetonte’s fall, and fantastic landscapes. Everything is enclosed in stuccoes and monochrome figures.

There was no lack of new happy discoveries of paintings, which have not been dated yet. There is a very nice scagliola and marble fireplace and the same can be said of that Page offering flowers and of the twelve late 18^th century engravings by Andrea Brustolon depicting the twelve doge’s parties on drawings by Canaletto.

REGESTO (not translated)

1566 NICOLO' MALIPIERO fu Zanantonio: casa con cortivo e brolo per uso di casa.

1582 Stesso nome. Abano: casa con cortivo e brolo per uso. Carrara: casa con cortivo e brolo.

1626 Marina Loredan reliffa e commisaria di Zuane Malipiero fu Nicolò Zanantonio: casa con cortivo e brolo.

1661 Betta Malipiero rei. Francesco Contarini: casa domenicale con cortivo e brolo e campi 274.

1681 Per Zuane Santo MALIPIERO MORO fu Zuane a Zuane Contarini

 fu Piero: beni tratti dalla condizione di Donna Beffa Malipiero rei.

 Francesco Contarini: casa domenicale con brolo e orto e campi 152 e altre proprietà minori.

1711 Zuane Giulio Malipiero Moro qd Santo, beni pervenuti per testamento di Zuane Malipiero: casa domenicale con brolo e orti e campi 209.

1740 Zuane 1° Malipiero Moro fu Bortolo: casa domenicale con cortivo, orto e brolo per mia abitazion e campi 205. Giovanni e fratelli Moro: casa domenicale con campi arativi e prativi.

1797 Domenica Callegari tutrice e governatrice di Zuane 1° Moro mentecatto e figli pupilli e di lui nipoti: palazzo domenicale per uso e campi 192 di cui 22 davanti e di dietro il palazzo.

1809 Giovanni 1° Bartolomio Moro Malipiero fu Giovanni 1° interdetto sotto la tutela di Domenica Callegari ved. Moro: palazzo domenicale e campi 301

1809 Catasto Napoleonico. GIOVANNI BARTOLOMIO MORO

NOTA: l'oratorio fu ricostruito nel 1754 - Curia Vescovile - Registro "Diversorum" di detto anno.

BARCHESSA - MALIPIERO STABLES

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CHARACTERISTIC DATA

COSTRUCTION ERA: XVI century

An ancient map dated 9^th November 1708 owned by Pier Paolo Rigoni Savioli proves that at that time the building existed with a partial sediment.

BUILDING FREE FROM ENCUMBRANCES

Even if the structure is free from encumbrances, in the P.R.G. of the Municipality of Abano Terme it is listed on an area of historic – environmental value.

INTENDED USE

Over the centuries, the building underwent significant variations of use that modified its original aspect. The original intended use was for a barchessa, with annexed granary, oven and stables. Currently, on the ground floor there are two artisan workshops but actually most part of the structure is abandoned.

FURTHER INTERVENTIONS

The barchessa - stable Malipiero was raised in two different moments: the fist time during the eighteenth century (western half) and the second time during last century (eastern half). Originally there were 11 arcades which created a wide porched area. In the Forties an excessive load of wheat caused the collapse of the two arcades overlooking Via Carabinieri that supported part of the granary. From then on they were not rebuilt, but the mark of the arcade (now brickwork), which connected the porch with the collapsed part, can be seen clearly on the brickwork.

In 1945 the eastern part of the building (ex farmer’s house) and some rooms of the adjacent structure were renovated and turned into a public school for surveyors.

Almost twenty years ago the attic was strengthened and six arcades of the portico were closed for the creation of spaces to use as artisan workshops: a machine shop and a carpentry shop on the ground floor, and a bag production workshop on the first floor. Currently the only active activities are those on the ground floor, while the other areas of the building are abandoned.

RELEVANT DETAILS

This building represents a rare exemplar of sixteenth century barchessa characterized by valuable architectural lines. The southern façade is marked by the original arcades, which are delimitated by elegant pilasters, and it is topped by a dentilled cornice. Inside, the rooms have wooden covering and extraordinary groined and barrel vaults.

Together, the villa and the barchessa make a dominical complex of great historic-artistic interest.