Spoils from the Byzantine Empire on the Exterior of San Marco
“The rest of the army, scattered throughout the city, also gained so much booty; so much, indeed that no one could estimate its amount or its value. It included gold and silver, table services and...
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Venice and the Fourth Crusade of 1204
Venice did not want to join the actual fight of the Fourth Crusade, knowing that she would lose her trade relations in multiple areas of the Middle East if she attacked there with the other European...
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The Architecture of San Marco from 832 to 1204
The Church of San Marco was rebuilt three different times throughout its history, but always functioned as a sepulcher, or tomb, as a shrine for Saint Mark’s body, and as the private, Ducal chapel. As...
View ArticleVenice’s Relations with the Middle East until 1204
By 828, some kind of mercantle relation existed between Venice and the Middle East, because in this year, two Venetian merchants stole the body of Saint Mark from Alexandria Egypt, and brought his...
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Portraits of Franco
A Portrait of Veronica Franco By Jacopo Tintoretto or Follower Oil on canvas, 16th century Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts. ARTstor. Although she is indeed the best-known courtesan of Venice,...
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The Building Phases of San Marco
San Marco has had multiple building phases and its rise to becoming a palatine chapel mirrored the rise of the Venetian state itself.[1] There have been three different phases of building at San...
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Photograph Marjorie Och Welcome to Venice 3, an online exhibit developed by students in my ARTH 470Z: Venice, a seminar offered during the fall semester of 2011 at the University of Mary Washington in...
View ArticleCarlo Scarpa in Glass, Adriana Christesen
One of the most famous glass artists working on the island of Murano in the early twentieth century was Carlo Scarpa. Scarpa made use of unique and experimental methods of design. He broke conventions...
View ArticleVenice’s Relations with the Byzantine Empire until 1204
In 565 the Byzantine Emperor Justinian brought Venice and the Veneto under the rule of the Byzantine Empire. The Emperor recognized that Venice could function as a valuable defense point between the...
View ArticleVeronica Franco: The Life of a Courtesan in Renaissance Venice and Her...
Notorious for their allure and beauty, it is no wonder that men travelled from all over Europe to marvel at the Venetian courtesans. These women were the epitome of lust and sensuality. They made their...
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