The celebration of the carnival derives from very ancient festivities, such as the Greek Dionysian and Roman saturnalians, when for a limited period of time social obligations and hierarchies disappeared.
“If the man who paints only the tree, or the flower, or other surface he sees before him were an […]
A linocut is a type of relief, or block print, very similar to woodblock printing. When you print a linocut, […]
The San Giovanni e Paolo Civil hospital was previous known as Scuola Grande di San Marco, which is a Renaissance building located in Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo, in Castello district.
In Venice, on April 25, there is only one celebration: the feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist, the city’s patron saint.
Ca’ Pesaro, the grand palace of the second half of the 17th century where the International Gallery of Modern Art […]
Venice is undoubtedly a city unique in all the world, a symphony of treasures, monuments, palaces, glimpses, history, poetry and […]
The Venice Historical Regatta will take place on Sunday, September 3rd, (the Regata takes place the first Sunday of September) […]
The Redentore Feast (Redeemer’s Feast) is a traditional feast of Venice: it is celebrated on the third Sunday of July […]
Contarini del Bovolo Palace is a late Gothic building in San Marco district, near Campo Manin, overlooking the San Luca […]
