The Elephant in the Church and Other Curious Stories of Venice
With its maze of narrow streets, bridges, and canals linking its splendid architecture and art, Venice is beautiful. It is worth exploring and a...
Marina Kochetkova 1 July 2024
With its maze of narrow streets, bridges, and canals linking its splendid architecture and art, Venice is beautiful. It is worth exploring and a...
Marina Kochetkova 1 July 2024
The Venetian Renaissance painter Marietta Robusti has recently caused a stir in the art history world. Although only a few works are attributed to...
Anna Ingram 30 June 2024
The Italian Renaissance was driven by two key players: the Florentine school and the Venetian school. In the 15th century, while each cluster was...
Guest Profile 6 June 2024
When you think of Venice you probably first see Piazza San Marco in your mind’s eye. Then some canals and gondolas, or maybe the other way around.
Joanna Kaszubowska 29 May 2024
The Venice Biennale is one of the most prestigious art events globally. Here are our top 10 national pavilions to visit for the 2024...
Carlotta Mazzoli 29 April 2024
In an astonishing first for Roma and Traveller people, a Romani artist has represented a national pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2022. Małgorzata...
Candy Bedworth 8 April 2024
Mainland Italy is a perfect country for fresco production since it is dominated by a dry climate that preserves frescoes very well. Even though...
Magda Michalska 5 March 2024
Titian was the most famous painter of the Venetian Renaissance. Even during his lifetime the artist had been acclaimed as the greatest painter of his...
Alina Manevskaya 5 March 2024
The Venetian School refers to the painters of the Venetian Renaissance. It developed in Venice in the late 15th century and lasted until around 1580.
Charlotte Stace 5 March 2024
Giorgione was an Italian painter from Venice whose career was cut off by his death at a little over 30. And that is a problem – everyone knows his...
Zuzanna Stańska 5 March 2024
Ippolito Caffi was a gifted vedutista – painter of highly detailed cityscapes – renowned for his meticulous depictions of Venice‘s...
Maya M. Tola 27 February 2024
Giorgione and his masterpiece The Tempest form the rare combination of a mysterious artist and a mysterious painting. This small canvas has puzzled...
Anastasia Manioudaki 13 December 2023