Ringling House Museum

Source: Ringling House Museum Website (online November 2024)

Doge's Palace / Palazzo Ducale
Venice, Italy

The Ringling House was influenced by the Doge's Palace in Venice.

Doge's Palace
Note the comparison of the campanile to the Ringling tower belvedere.

Doge's Palace
Note the roof terra cotta finials compared to those shown below in the Ringling House.

Doge's Palace
Note the roof terra cotta finials compared to those shown below in the Ringling House.

Note the wrought iron grills on the Gothic pointed windows also used in the Ringling House as shown below.

Note the quatrefoils and the Venetian arches in the loggia compared to those shown below in the Ringling House.

Note the column-supported Gothic arches compared to those shown below in the Ringling House.

West elevation/Breeze and Bayfront Foreign Court is directly behind the facade/east elevation. The west elevation faces the Bay of Sarasota in the Gulf of Mexico. Terra cotta balustrade and house corner Geometric marble floor Photos below placed from left to right across the western elevation

Breeze and Bayfront Foreign Court Geometric marble floor

Breeze and Bayfront Foreign Court Note The Bay of Sarasota in the Gulf of Mexico (on the west coast of Florida) at the left background Geometric marble floor Note the terra cotta (?) bench under the windows (shown in next photo below:

Wrought iron-decorated terra cotta panel Bench features flanking lions Geometric marble floor

Breeze and Bayfront Foreign Court Center bay: Court/Parlor Cornice topped with finials Quatrefoil blind arcade
Second story stained glass windows (originally from Venice) with ogee and trefoil arches Blind arcade with terra cotta engaged columns Five entrances with Gothic arch surround, fanlights, double doors, and stained glass Six engaged columns Marble steps Seven details below:

Center bay Cornice topped with finials Two lion heads (imitation gargoyles(?) ) Glazed terra cotta frieze

Center bay Two lion heads (imitation gargoyles(?) ) Glazed terra cotta frieze Quatrefoil blind arcade Second story stained glass windows (originally from Venice) with ogee and trefoil arches

Center bay Three second story stained glass windows (originally from Venice) with ogee and trefoil arches
Blind arcade with terra cotta engaged columns

Center bay Blind arcade with terra cotta engaged columns Leaf-and-dart molding

Center bay Five entrances with Gothic arch surround, fanlights, double doors, and stained glass Marble steps

Center bay Entrance with Gothic arch surround, fanlight, double doors, and stained glass Flanking engaged columns

Center bay Engaged column capital features yellow glazed terra cotta modillions above rams heads, acanthus leaves, and spirals Dolphin at right

Belvedere tower - one of four photos

Belvedere tower Terra cotta balconet supported by large modillions decorated with acanthus leaves

Top cornice Dual bull's eyes Terra cotta finial atop Venetian arches over stained glass windows (originally from Venice) Engaged corner smooth shaft columns Terra cotta balconet supported by large modillions decorated with acanthus leaves

Note terra cotta corner quoins

Left quoins decorated with vertical rope molding

Left quoins decorated with vertical rope molding Terra cotta blind arcade Terra cotta balustrade Panels decorate the newel post Geometric marble floor