The Villa Widmann, also called Widmann-Rezzonico-Foscari, is a villa at the shores of the river Brenta located in the small town of Mira, between Venice and Padua.
The present palace was built in the 18th century. A succession of families including the Sceriman, Donà, Foscari, had previously owned the site. The present palace was apparently designed and built in 1719 by Alessandro (?...Andrea) Tirali, a Venetian architect. The Widmanns commissioned the internal frescoes mainly by Giuseppe Angeli, a pupil of Giambattista Piazzetta, and Gerolamo Mengozzi Colonna, who worked with Tiepolo. The Villa is surrounded by cypress and horse-chestnut trees, and gardens interspersed by several stone statues of gods, nymphs and cupids. A barchessa (a protruding arcade wing usually functioning as storage sheds or stables) and a small church, where Elisabetta and Arianna Widmann are buried, are also part of the Villa's buildings.
Virtual tour In 2011, it became the first of a series of digital heritage virtual tours that covers the most beautiful Venetian villas. The project was designed by Fotografia Virtuale™, a company specialized in high-tech photography and new media based in Venice with several branches in major Italian cities.Virtual tour of villa Widmann Rezzonico Foscari
See also Palladian villas of the Veneto Riviera del Brenta
References
Sources Fotografia Virtuale ™ province of Venezia.