Palazzo Contarini Fasan is a small Gothic palace in Venice, Italy, located in the San Marco district and overlooking the Grand Canal.

Over the centuries, the palazzo has attracted substantial attention as a home of Desdemona, a character from Shakespear's Othello.

[3][4] According to a legend, Nicola Contarini, a famous heroic leader in the wars against the Turks in the 1500s, once lived in the palazzo.

Contarini's wife, Palma Querini was exhausted by the brutal jealousy of her husband, so she returned to her family.

Between them, under a small square opening, there is a large bas-relief coat of arms of the Contarini family.