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Interview with Mattia Berto, a young multi-talented Venetian director
This interview is dedicated to those visitors curious to know all about the soul of the lagoon city and of the Venetians who still have a genuine love for it. “Theatre is life and, thanks to Mattia Berto, Venice is alive without a shadow of a doubt! And I, who have always been passionate about theatre, will have the pleasure of taking you around the city with a specially-programmed itinerary.”
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Titian’s Pesaro Madonna
Titian’s famous painting ‘Pesaro Madonna’ returned to its original location in the Frari Church after four years of absence and a conservative restoration curated by Save Venice. This special event prompts us to discuss this milestone of the history of Venetian painting: discover why this masterpiece broke with tradition and learn more about the history of the location, the genre of this painting, the donors and much more.
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A great Venetian Woman: Caterina Corner
Caterina Cornaro is one of the most famous Venetian ladies. She was married in the 15th Century to the King of Cyprus when she just a beautiful 16 years’ old girl, ruled then as a widower for a few years before she was forced to give the strategic island to the Venetian Republic.
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International Film Festival of Venice 2017
Are you ready for the 74th International Film Festival of Venice? This event started 2 days ago on the Lido and will finish on 9th September. Learn more about this glamorous event, from its origins to the legendary parties by Elsa Maxwell up to the present times with several curiosities from back the stage…
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The Doge of Venice Antonio Grimani in the art and history
Antonio Grimani’s career was controversial. A capable merchant, he obtained a considerable wealth to be then cast aside and be banished from Venice, to turn then powerful again and reach the highest position in political life in Venice as Doge. We can retrace his ups and downs in life in the wonderful painting by Titian and in the palace of the his famous nephew, Patriarch Giovanni Grimani, today a great State museum.
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The Redentore Convent Gardens
Brimming with calm and silence, beauty and peace, the Redentore Garden is dotted with fruit and ornamental trees, luscious greenery, fruits and vegetables, stunning flowers, and a breathtaking view of the southern Venetian lagoon and its islands.
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The Church of Saints John and Paul – Discovering the Largest Church in Venice
Discovering the largest church in Venice: the Church of Saints John and Paul, the place where the funerals of the doges were celebrated and the temple where some among the most illustrious protagonists of Venetian history were buried.
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Venetian Ballade
A Venetian ballade, poetry and images. Photos of Venice, its colours, its exceptional light and reflections. Recalling the art of the past and the ancestral power of water.
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Glass Design: from the Furnaces of Murano to Renaissance Canvases (and back)
Let us take a special tour of the Accademia Galleries to discover the beautiful glass objects painted in some masterpieces of the Venetian Renaissance. You will find out that an artist like Veronese is copied by modern designers, and that some very ancient shapes are still produced nowadays in the furnaces of Murano!
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Peace Rose in the garden of a Venetian palace
The Peace Rose with its delicate ivory-yellow colour tending to cream with slightly crimson-pink edged petals is considered one of the most famous roses. Read how Mr Meilland bred the rose in France shortly before ww2 and how it survived being given different names. Admire it in a private Venetian garden.
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