History
The splendidly magnificent Villa Rezzoico Borella was built at the beginning of 1700, by commission of the Venetian patrician Giovambattista Rezzonico, at the gates of the present-day city of Bassano del Grappa, by commission of Pope Clement XIII.
Famous architects such as Baldassare Longhena and Giorgio Massari worked on it. An oratory dedicated to St. John the Baptist was built on the right side and a vast garden decorated with exquisite sculptures surrounds it.
The main artistic finishings of the buildings were conducted under instruction of
Giovambattista Rezzonico, nicknamed Abbondio, himself, prince and senator to Rome from
1759 to 1810.
He was the last descendant of the dynasty and wanted to pass on all his
belongings, including the villa, to his nephew Antonio Baroni Semitecolo, after which
the heirs Widman-Pindemonte succeeded in 1816.
They sold the villa with all its appurtenances to Count Alessandro Baroni Semitecolo,
who kept the property until 1920, when Countess Silvia Pasolini Baroni took it over, who
donated it to charity, to the Civilian Hospital of Bassano.
In 1937 the entire complex was bought by Luigi Gasparini, who kept it until 1967,
when it was bought by its current owner, Luigi Borella.