Historic Venice

Scuola of the Dalmatians, Interior
16 Dicembre 2024

Le storie senza tempo di Carpaccio

I don’t remember exactly when I first visited the Scuola degli Schiavoni. But I...
Giovanni Bellini, Presentazione di Gesù al Tempio, 1460-64, Pinacoteca Querini Stampalia, Venezia
2 Dicembre 2024

Rossi veneziani

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

Fuoco e pietra: La salamandra di Palazzo Grimani

In front of a burning salamander, can one truly approach the secret of desire?...
Portrait by Titian embodying classical Renaissance beauty
3 Novembre 2024

Salamandre 3: La poesia della passione di Gaspara Stampa

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

Salamandre 2: Il gentiluomo triste di Lorenzo Lotto

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

Salamandre 1: il mito

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 Settembre 2024

Caterina di Cipro: una regina scomoda

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 Settembre 2024

Venezia, la regina che mai fu: arte e immaginario politico a Palazzo Ducale

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