Mysterious sculptures in the streets of Venice
When walking along the streets in the city of Venice, one can encounter mysterious sculptures which were carved in the stone or in marble many centuries ago. Most of them are monstrous and their [...]
Gilt leather in Venice: the so-called “cuoridoro” tradition
Leather in Venice? If you are wondering what role leather played in ancient Venice, you will be surprised to learn about its multi faceted versatility. In the deposits of the City Museums you can [...]
Venice and Persia: the development of a multifaceted relationship
Venice and Persia are over 4000 kilometers away from each other. But such a distance did not discourage Venetian merchants or Persian ambassadors from keeping a solid relationship. In fact, [...]
Food in Venice at the time of the Doges
What kind of food would you enjoy in Venice centuries ago? The question is quite interesting and answers can be found in paintings, recipes printed in the early 16th century not to mention local [...]
Painted statues and architecture in Venice
Painted statues and architecture in Venice were quite common in medieval times or in the early Renaissance. The stone or marble façades of the palaces, the bas-reliefs decorating the portals and [...]
A Roman villa in the Venetian lagoon: an archeological discovery
The remains of a Roman Villa in the northern Venetian lagoon, near Lio Piccolo, have been under investigation since the archeologist Ernesto Canal started in the 1980s. Every year new [...]
Early Dance in Venetian art museums
Dance in Venetian art Dance in Venetian paintings is not a common subject, but once you start noticing, you will find out it’s been treated in a great variety. Sometimes sensuality or even a [...]
Touring the Jewish museum and the synagogues in Venice
Touring the Jewish museum and all the five synagogues in Venice will finally be possible in 2025. The good news is that after many years the restoration is almost finished. At the moment I am [...]
Marco Polo and the 700th anniversary of his death
Marco Polo is one of those characters a tourist guide in Venice will always mention. Born in Venice in 1254, Marco Polo accompanied his father and his uncle when he was only 17 and reached Asia [...]
Rosalba Carriera: a woman painter in 18th-century Venice
Rosalba Carriera was one of the best known painters from Venice who reached an international fame in the 18th century but got almost forgotten for a long time. However, Save Venice has recently [...]
