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Villa Foscari
Villa Foscari is a patrician villa in Mira, near Venice, northern Italy, designed by the Italian architect Andrea Palladio. It is also known as "La Malcontenta", a nickname which it received when the spouse of one of the Foscaris was locked up in the house because she allegedly didn't live up to her conjugal duty.
Architecture.
The villa was commissioned by the brothers Nicolo and Luigi Foscari, members of a patrician Venetian family that produced Francesco Foscari, one of Venice's most noted
Villa Widmann
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 villa was apparently designed and built in 1719 by Alessandro (?...Andrea) Tirali, a Venetian architect. The Widmanns commissioned the internal frescoes mainly by