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In the early Middle Ages Asolo was a possession of the [[Ezzelino]] family. Later, it was the capital, and seat of the court, of the fiefdom of Asolo, which was granted by the [[Republic of Venice]] (to which it belonged) to [[Caterina Cornaro]], the former Queen of [[Cyprus]]; in 1489 it was granted to her for life, but in 1509 when the [[League of Cambrai]] conquered and ransacked Asolo, Caterina fled to exile and died in Venice a year later. Under her reign, the painter [[Gentile Bellini]], the poet [[Andrea Navagero]], and the [[Humanism|humanist]] [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] [[Pietro Bembo]] were part of the court.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Asolo|volume=2|page=764}}</ref>
In 1798, the Italian impresario
The theatre was later purchased by [[Florida]], for the [[John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art]]. The theatre was disassembled, shipped to [[Sarasota, Florida]], and reassembled in one of the museum's galleries in 1952.
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