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The palace was bought by the Belloni family in 1647, and Bortolo Belloni ordered its restoration from Baldassare Longhena. The architectural features of the façade confirm the hand of the architect: the interrupted tympanums placed at the top of the doors and windows on the main floor are unmistakable.
The dignity of the façade resulting from the stone surfaces is almost compromised by the wit of the details: the lion heads at water level which seem to carry the whole building on their backs, the heads on the keystone, the two coats-of-arms on the main floor, the unusual masks on the two pinnacles, and the frieze where crescent moons and the stars on the owner's coat-of-arms alternate.
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