Historic Venice

Giovanni Bellini, Presentazione di Gesù al Tempio, 1460-64, Pinacoteca Querini Stampalia, Venezia
2 December 2024

Venetian Reds

It is not just crimson, purple, or scarlet. Venetian red is something more: it...
Palazzo Grimani, Salamandra
16 November 2024

Salamanders 4: Fire and Stone: The Salamander of Palazzo Grimani

Can one truly watch a salamander burn and grasp the secret of desire? A...
Portrait by Titian embodying classical Renaissance beauty
3 November 2024

Salamanders 3: The Poetry of Passion by Gaspara Stampa

Imagine a young woman, beautiful and self-assured: some might call her audacious. She must...
17 October 2024

Salamanders 2: The Melancholy Gentleman by Lorenzo Lotto

Pale, emaciated, tense; his eyes gaze into nothingness, his body leans awkwardly against the...
Salamander - The Myth
2 October 2024

Salamanders 1: The Myth

Since ancient times, this small black amphibian with yellow spots has embodied the extraordinary...
Regata Storica Since the 1950s, the water parade has recreated the triumphant reception of Caterina Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus, upon her arrival in Venice in 1489 after her abdication in favor of the Republic.
18 September 2024

Caterina of Cyprus: An Inconvenient Queen

The idea of a queen for the Republic of Venice could only ever exist...
Venice, Queen of the Seas at the Doge’s Palace: A Dialogue Between Art, Beauty, and Power
4 September 2024

Venice, the Queen Who Never Was: Art and Political Imagery at the Doge’s Palace

Walking through the Doge’s Palace, there are moments when time seems to stand still....
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