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Wooden Jewels in Venice
Related Tours Murano, Burano and TorcelloMuseums and ChurchesOff the beaten path Wood has always been one of the most widely used materials in Venice; from the foundations of its buildings to the “altane” (rooftop terraces) above them, the functionality and beauty of wood is everywhere on display. Many artistic treasures in the city are also… -
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Klimt and Japanese Art in Venice
Did you know that Venice has one of the most important museums of Asian art in Italy? Did you know that one of the Austrian painter Gustav Klimt’s masterpieces is in Venice? The Museum of Oriental Art and the painting “Judith II” by Klimt are located in the same venue, the baroque palace Ca’ Pesaro.…
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Along the Silk Road with Venetian Painters
Related Tours Museums and Churches Many Venetian paintings of the Middle Ages and Renaissance give us the chance to observe details of life in past centuries: architecture, glass, food, animals, and of course fashion. The splendid fabrics depicted in the works of the Italian masters of the Gothic and Renaissance periods show mesmerizing patterns and… -
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Our Favorite Tintorettos in Venice
Related Tours Museums and ChurchesOff the beaten path A Venetian by birth, Jacopo Tintoretto lived and worked in his city for his entire life, and many of his works are still visible in the churches and museums of Venice. To celebrate the 5th centenary of his birth (sometime between late 1518 and early 1519), special… -
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On the Trail of Marco Polo in Venice
Related Tours Venice 101Museums and ChurchesOff the beaten path Marco Polo: a name that everyone associates with travel and discovery. A lot of research has been conducted on the fabulous account of his journey to China in the 13th century, but not so much is known about Marco himself. Venice, his homeland, has named its… -
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From Classical Perfection to Romantic Love: Canova, Hayez, and Byron in Venice
Related Tours Museums and Churches Every epoch has its myths. At the beginning of the 19th century, the living hero of Venice was Antonio Canova. Such was his fame that, in 1817, the Austrian Emperor Francis I agreed to accept works of art in place of the pecuniary gift that the Venetian Provinces owed him,… -
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Let’s celebrate (with a) Bellini!
Related Tours Food and wine toursMuseums and Churches "Very old, but still the best in painting”: with these words, the German artist Albrecht Durer praised his Venetian colleague Giovanni Bellini in 1506. Bellini would die ten years later, around the age of 85, on the 29th of November 1516, almost exactly five centuries ago. He…
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