but it is also an actual residence of the 18th century and much of the art and furniture is displayed in situ or at least in the type of setting (a grand palazzo) for which it
VENICE SOCIETY AT THE END OF THE 18TH-CENTURY - ITALIAN - BERENGO,Mdoi:10.2307/2591763BELTRAMI, DECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW
"When Napoleon came in the 18th century, this culture ended as the Republic of Venice was over. So the Venetian masks have a history of more than 500 years," he said. According to Belloni, masks were part of the Venetian people's daily life during that period of history, and the rules...
Bestowing the memory of the city on us is a task that falls to Carlo Cecchi, master of Italian theatre who has studied, met and worked with all the great intellectuals, directors, writers and actors of 20th Century ...
In the following centuries it was primarily Giovanni BattistaTiepoloand his son Domenico who significantly influencedVenetian art. TheSanta Maria della Salute, the most importantBaroque church in Venice, was finally built in the 18th century. Due to limited space, the city was largely spared large ...
Origins of Venice coffee culture Interestingly, the history of coffee is tied to Venice. During the 17th century, Venetian merchants took the curious powder with them from Istanbul and brought it back to the city, with much excitement. Unsure what to make of the strange concoction, it was at...
Here, Venice's trade policy towards the "German nation" in the late 17th century is examined in detail and its effects in the 18th century are elaborated. It can be shown that the Republic was capable of coherent trade policies that departed from long-estab...
Casanova's celebrity: a case study of well-knownness in 18th-century Europe Giacomo Casanova was born on 2 April 1725 in Venice and died in Dux, Bohemia on 4 June 1798. The voluminous manuscript of his memoirs, written in French, was recently acquired by the Biblioth猫que Nationale de ...
So… you’re saying Carnevale in Venice has been celebrated non-stop since the 13th century? Not quite. By the 18th century, Venice’s Carnevale festivities were going downhill. With the Austrian conquest of Venice in 1798, mask-wearing—as well as Carnevale—were all but finished. In the...
It is a notable example of the 18th-century Venetian Baroque and Rococo architecture and interior decoration, and displays paintings by the leading Venetian painters of the period. The Peggy Guggenheim Collection - The popular Peggy Guggenheim Collection is one of the world’s most important museums...