The palace was erected first by the Dolce family in the 14th-century but by the next century belonged to the Contarini family. In 1628 Contarina Contarini, married to Piero Priuli, sold the palace to Alberto Gozzi, a silk merchant. Gozzi would gain access to the aristocracy in 1646, after helping fund the expensive but unsuccessful defense during the Siege of Candia. Gozzi's patronage had also helped erect the Camalodolese convent in San Clemente near Murano, and funded an altar in the church of San Moise.