The palace was built initially by the Molin family but came to the Erizzo in 1650 with the marriage of Jacopo Erizzo and Cecilia Molin. The main room was decorated by
Andrea Celesti with large paintings depicting the story of
Paolo Erizzo,
Bailo of Negroponte, who was
executed in 1470 by the Sultan
Mehmet II. One member of the Erizzo family,
Francesco Erizzo, was doge (1631-1646), and his tomb monument is found in
San Martino. The Erizzo family died in 1847 with the death of Guido di Niccolo, but the name was taken up by Francesco Miniscalchi Erizzo, son of Luigi Miniscalchi and Marianna di Andrea Erizzo. ==References==