photogallery
(Nederlands) Museum Querini Stampalia
Laatste update op 22 July 2018Sorry, this entry is only available in Nederlands.
museum
(Nederlands) Ca’ Pesaro, alleen de naam klinkt nog
Laatste update op 18 November 2017Sorry, this entry is only available in Nederlands.
blog
(Nederlands) Giandomenico Tiepolo, schilder van de Pulcinella-reeks
Laatste update op 18 November 2017Sorry, this entry is only available in Nederlands.
boats and water
(Nederlands) Omgekeerde saxofoon: de ferro di prua
Laatste update op 18 November 2017Sorry, this entry is only available in Nederlands.
art piece
Male sculptures, favourite of De Mérode
Laatste update op 18 November 2017The Museo Archeologico in Venice has a collection sculptures on display from Greek, Greek-Roman and Roman origine. A large part of the collection was gathered by the family Grimani in the 16th century. Willem de Mérode was a great fan of sculptures. His poems show Read more…
fun facts
Once in a lifetime: the real Vitruvian man
Laatste update op 8 May 2020Normally this drawing lies in the dark, not to be viewed by anyone and certainly not by you, simple tourist. It is well preserved in the Cabinet of Sketches in the Gallerie dell’Accademia: the Gabinetto dei Disegni. So, if you want to see the most Read more…
lists
(Nederlands) Belangrijkste musea met historische collecties in Venetië
Laatste update op 18 November 2017Sorry, this entry is only available in Nederlands.
blog
No fotography allowed (what were you thinking!)
Laatste update op 8 May 2020It is very frustrating that sometimes it is almost impossible to take a picture in the Venetian musea simply because they forbid you to. Can they do that? Of course I understand that musea want to sell their products from the museum shop. I usually Read more…
museum
Vivaldi and his Ospedale della Pietà
Laatste update op 18 November 2017If you know a little bit about classical music, you must have heard the name Vivaldi. Antonio Vivaldi was a composer from Venice (1678-1741). He wrote over 770 pieces of music and he is famous worldwide for his piece ‘The four seaons’, in Italian: “le Read more…
fun facts
Oselle: red-legged female ducks
Laatste update op 8 May 2020Oselle are tokens that were made for the doge to give away to nobility. They were coined for the first time by doge Antonio Grimani (1521-1523). Actually these oselle do not concern coins, but ducks! An interesting piece of the Venetian history. Buying off hunting Read more…