by Loredana Giacomini | Apr 27, 2018 | famous characters, gardens, history, orchard |
This large garden reminds us of a branch of the Contarini family, one of the oldest in Venice and the only one that had eight Doges representing the city. The garden changed multiple times over five centuries and still shows traces of its past as well as the wealth of its current plants and flowers at the same time
by Luisella Romeo | Apr 13, 2018 | art, arts and crafts, famous characters, history, sculpture, traditions |
At the Museum of Modern Art in Ca’ Pesaro in Venice you can find a very peculiar statue, the Partigiana Veneta (The Partisan) by Leoncillo. In fact there have been three sculptures reminding us of women’s fight against fascism and here you can read their controversial story.
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