In 1920, during the anniversary of the café foundation, it was added another room: The Sala Liberty. The Sala delle Stagioni (Hall of the Seasons) or Sala degli Specchi (Hall of Mirrors) was decorated by Vincenzo Rota with the figures of women representing the four seasons. The Sala degli Uomini Illustri (Hall of the Illustrious Men) was decorated by Giulio Carlini with paintings of ten notable Venetians: Goldoni, Marco Polo, Titian, Francesco Morosini, Pietro Orseolo, Andrea Palladio, Benedetto Marcello, Paolo Sarpi, Vettor Pisani and Enrico Dandolo. In 1872 another two great halls were added to the café The Sala Cinese (Chinese Hall) and Sala Orientale (Oriental Hall) take their inspiration from the Far East with paintings of lovers and scantily clad exotic women painted by Antonio Pascuti. Casa inserted masonic symbols in the painting, allusion to Venice’s close connections with certain secret societies and illuminism.
The Sala del Senato (Senate Hall) was decorated by Giacomo Casa with the paintings “The Age of Enlightenment, or Progress” “Civilization educating the nations”, and eleven panels representing Arts ad Sciences.
Cadorin created a great project of redecoration, calling the best artists and artisans available in Venice. In 1858, the café was completely restored by Lodovico Cadorin because the rooms were not really restored since the 18th century. In 1920 another room was added: the Liberty Room. Other restorations occurred at the Florian in 18 when two other rooms were added to the café: la "Sala degli Uomini Illustri" (the Hall of the Illustrious Men) and the "Sala delle Stagioni" (the Hall of the Seasons). During the convulsed hours of the Revolution, the Florian hosted the wounded patriots, becoming a temporary hospital. This group had a key role in the Venetian Revolution of 1848, which would see Venice temporarily independent from Austria. In the 19th century, the Florian played a role in the Italian Risorgimento because the "Senate Hall" was the meeting point for a group of Venetian patriots.
The new rooms were named "Sala del Senato" (Senate Room), "Sala Greca" (Greek Room), "Sala Cinese" (Chinese room) and "Sala Orientale" (Oriental Room). Lodovico Cadorin was commissioned to carry out restoration work and redecorate the interiors. In 1814, Valentino Francesconi passed the café on to his son Antonio.īy 1858, the establishment had passed into the hands of Vincenzo Porta, Giovanni Pardelli, and Pietro Baccanello, and was in need of some restoration. When the French armies entered in Venice, in May 1797, Valentino Francesconi put down the double-obsolete "Venice Triumphant" sign outside the café and replaced it with one simply bearing the name of his uncle "Florian". The Florian, with its international clientele, had become a meeting place for many French Jacobins, so the State Inquisitors obliged Valentino Francesconi to close the café. In 1796, in a European atmosphere characterized by the French Revolution, the Venetian State feared that the revolutionary ideas could spread also in Venice.
In 1773, Valentino Francesconi, the grandson of Floriano Francesconi, took over the business at the beginning of the 18th century. Entrance of the Caffè Florian under the Procuratie Nuove
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