🇮🇹 Venetian Floors in Perugia? Noble Palaces’ Exotic Aesthetic

"Discovered a bizarre artistic crossover in Perugia’s noble palaces—where Umbrian grandeur met Venetian flair underfoot!" ✨ 🏰 Palazzo Oddi & Palazzo Sorbello • Oddi Dynasty: Once Perugia’s most powerful family (they commissioned Raphael’s Oddi Altarpiece in the Vatican! 🖼️). • Plot Twist: Their painting collection today is… meh. But wait for the star attraction— 🌊 Venetian-Style Floors: "A rarity in Umbria!" Brought home by a Venice-obsessed Oddi patron. How? Marble/stone chunks (up to 40mm!) set in lime/cement + crushed pottery 🏺, then polished to a glossy sheen. Why Venice? Designed to flex with canal-palace shifts—*"16th-century earthquake-proofing!"* 🔍 Nerd Notes • Ceiling Surprise: No frescoes—painted canvases mirroring the floor’s geometric drama. • Local Shock: Perugians probably gasped at these "foreign" floors in the 1700s. 😮 #PerugiaSecrets 🗝️ #VenetianVibes 🌊 #NobleHouses 🏛️ #MuseumHunt 🕵️‍♀️ #ItalyOffbeat