Built by the Grimani brothers in 1677, it was first known as the theatre of S. Giovanni Grisostomo. Constructed on the site of Marco Polo’s old house in eastern Cannaregio; it was soon regarded as being “the biggest, most beautiful and richest of the city”.
Tempera Painting on Wooden Panels Tempera Painting on Wooden Panels, was the main medium used up to and including the Early Renaissance; for portable smaller scale paintings. Moving from the late Medieval into the Early Italian Renaissance period of the 15th century;...
Richard Wagner the famous German composer; visited the city six times, between 1858 and his death in 1883.
As famous for his notorious private life as for his work, the post describes his eventful life; including his Venetian stay.
It refers to the distinctive style of art that developed in Renaissance Venice, during the 15th and 16th centuries.
Vivaldi was a Venetian baroque composer, virtuoso violinist, teacher and Catholic priest.
Born in Venice in 1725, he was an adventurer and author; with the infamous reputation as the world’s greatest lover.
It is one of Venice’s most famous and renowned landmarks in the history of Italian theatre and in opera.
An introduction to the Guggenheim Foundation, the Guggenheim Collection and the Life of Peggy Guggenheim.
An exhibition held at the Guggenheim Venice, that ran between September 2019 and January 2020. The exhibition, celebrated the Venetian life of its founder and highlighted the events and the exhibitions, during the 30 years she spent in Venice from 1948-1979