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     Holy relics in Venice: from St. Mark to Antonio Canova
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian art, Venetian history
    Posted November 28, 2022

    Holy relics in Venice: from St. Mark to Antonio Canova

    Holy relics and disbelief Holy relics create curiosity and even when disbelief prevails, wouldn’t you still feel like checking as St. Thomas did? At the Accademia Galleries in Venice you can [...]

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     Drinking water in Venice: Venetian wells, fountains and bottled water
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian history
    Posted July 27, 2022

    Drinking water in Venice: Venetian wells, fountains and bottled water

    Drinking water was not available in Venice in the early times. As Marin Sanudo explained in his chronicles of the 16th century, Venice is quite a paradox: “Veniexia è in aqua et non ha aqua”, [...]

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     Who founded Venice? The controversial origins of a city built in a lagoon
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian history
    Posted May 30, 2021

    Who founded Venice? The controversial origins of a city built in a lagoon

    Who founded Venice is a challenging question. You will need patience, some scepticism and, believe it or not, some sense of humour, too. The foundation of Venice in the year 421 The legendary [...]

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     Metal foundry workers in Venice from cannons to sculpture
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian art, Venetian arts and crafts
    Posted April 28, 2020

    Metal foundry workers in Venice from cannons to sculpture

    Metal in Venice: blacksmiths and foundries Metal in Venice, needless to say, had to be imported from somewhere else. The close mountain chain of the Dolomites would be a resource which however [...]

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     Wood in Venice, almost invisible but ever present
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian architecture, Venetian arts and crafts
    Posted December 20, 2019

    Wood in Venice, almost invisible but ever present

    Wood is for Venice what stars are for a galaxy. It surely does not shine. But without wood, Venice’s beauty would not shimmer. Or simply said, Venice would not exist. It may happen that when you [...]

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     Art and fame in Tintoretto
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian art
    Posted November 28, 2018

    Art and fame in Tintoretto

    Reaching success in Tintoretto’s life Tintoretto reached fame and success with his art in Venice at the age of thirty (see my previous post about it). His provoking and shocking “Miracle of [...]

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     Wine and vineyards in Venice and its islands
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian history, Venetian traditions
    Posted March 31, 2017

    Wine and vineyards in Venice and its islands

    Venice and wine, a story with deep roots. According to an ancient legend, Saint Mark was announced his burial in Venice in the place where Franciscans later would cultivate a vineyard. And that’s [...]

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     Accessible Venice tours in a wheelchair
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian art, Venetian history, Venice and tourism
    Posted November 27, 2016

    Accessible Venice tours in a wheelchair

    A wheelchair in Venice “Venice is the most wonderful urban event ever existing in the world. A miracle. Venice, without wheels, is a city where nerves will keep intact…”. So [...]

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     Dogs in Venetian art museums
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian art
    Posted June 29, 2016

    Dogs in Venetian art museums

    Recently the discussion regarding dogs in Italian museums arose in the news as some institutions in Turin let our beloved pets accompany us during our visits. Is it a sign of a civilized country [...]

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