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     The revolutionary staircase at the Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista in Venice
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian architecture
    Posted November 23, 2020

    The revolutionary staircase at the Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista in Venice

    A Renaissance staircase in Venice The Renaissance staircase at the Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista in the district of Santa Croce is a true, hidden jewel of Venice. Designed by Mauro [...]

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     Monsters, devils and terror in Venetian painting
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian art
    Posted March 14, 2020

    Monsters, devils and terror in Venetian painting

    Monsters. No romance. No glorification. Monstrous creatures often appear in the paintings of some Venetian collections. In these days of fear, a new light is cast over these depictions as if, [...]

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     St. George’s Anglican Church: a venue for the Venice Music Project
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian architecture, Venetian history
    Posted March 31, 2019

    St. George’s Anglican Church: a venue for the Venice Music Project

    St. George’s Anglican Church: sobriety and discreetness St. George’s Anglican Church in Venice is a monument the average visitor hardly notices. When you pass by —and you do, as the [...]

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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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     Tintoretto towards the Miracle of the Slave
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian art
    Posted October 27, 2018

    Tintoretto towards the Miracle of the Slave

    Tintoretto was around thirty years old in 1548 when he painted The Miracle of the Slave for the Brotherhood of St. Mark in Venice, the revolutionary manifesto of his art. Two exhibitions [...]

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     Can you think of Venice as a city of land?
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian architecture, Venetian history
    Posted September 29, 2017

    Can you think of Venice as a city of land?

    Venice as land sounds like an oxymoron. But there was a time when the traditional source of income for the city, i.e., commerce with the East, was no longer considered promising. Instead, filling [...]

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     Venice and Fire: Flames, Ambition and Horror
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian art, Venetian history
    Posted April 30, 2016

    Venice and Fire: Flames, Ambition and Horror

    Although surrounded by water Venice has always feared fires. Wood is not just the bedrock of the whole city, it is also what all buildings inside are made of. Technically all constructions in [...]

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