Grosso of Francesco Dandolo, Doge of Venice

After religious and mythological painting, portraiture was the third most important area within Titian’s oeuvre. Around 80 works considered autograph now survive although we know f...

The festival of the Bucintoro was the subject of extensive commentaries by travellers and visitors who witnessed it. It was depicted over the course of the years by artists such as...

Canaletto is undoubtedly the most outstanding of the 18th-century Venetian view painters.View paintings or vedute depicting panoramic views of the city and its surrounding areas de...

Canaletto is undoubtedly the most outstanding of the 18th-century Venetian view painters. View paintings or vedute depicting panoramic views of the city and its surrounding areas d...

In December 1577 a fire broke out on the ground floor of the Doge’s Palace in Venice, resulting in serious damage to the decoration, walls, ceilings and furnishings of various room...

Mosaic in baptistery of St. Mark basilica: the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ with St. Mark, the Virgin Mary, St. John the Baptist, St. John the Evangelist, the Doge Andrea Dandolo an...