LThe close presence of the stupendous palladiana Villa Badoera certainly
inspired the unknown architect who, always concerning the Palladio but
above-all the more distant realization, the Malcontenta, traced this
pleasant, dignified building that enriches Fratta, one of the most suggestive
corners of Polesine.
In itself, Badoera is the uncontested protagonist that is however able
to realize itself also through the other presences around it: the harmonic
piazza in front of it and Villa Molin on one side.
In the maps of the Venetian Land Registry of 1775, the ownership of
Villa Molin results as being of the nobleman Giovanni Francesco Correr.
In the complex, there is a clear separation between the refined court
and the court of work.
In the first court, there is the main building with two barchesse on
each side, arranged separately and at right angles to it.
Differently to the nearby Villa Badoer, orientated to the eastwest direction,
the main body of Villa Molin is oriented northsouth in direction as
is common for the villa dwellings.
This villa is therefore not secondary but rather an active and conclusive
component and determined by a whole of its assembled synthesis finding
few comparisons in the Veneto region.
The connection, between the two neighbouring villas, again finds an
explanation in the affinities of certain interior decorations that the
experts unanimously attribute to the same hand.
The frescos of the interior are attributable to the same Giallo Fiorentino
who worked in Villa Badoer. Principal to the work is Andrea da Molin,
son-in-law of Grimani.
Subjects already proposed by Veronese inspire the themes painted by
Giallo Fiorentino.
In the maps of the Venetian Land Registry of 1775, the ownership of
Villa Molin results as being of the nobleman Giovanni Francesco Correr.
In the first court, there is the main building with two barchesse on
each side, arranged separately and at right angles to it.