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He was 65 years old when he came to office (born November 16, 1436) and had made his fortune in trading. He served the Republic in numerous posts and was finally elected prosecutor of S. Marco de citra on the 2nd of July 1492. His dogeship was one…

It owes its existence to the Settembrini family who have always loved culture and its diffusion; not surprisingly, Arnoldo Settembrini, already in 1959, established the literary prize "Leonilde and Arnaldo Settembrini". The owner decided to donate,…

The book collection was born in 1812, together with the Ateneo Veneto. The original nucleus was made up of funds belonging to the Venetian Literary Academy, the Venetian Society of Medicine and the Accademia dei Filareti, merged with decree no. 310…

Reachable in about 20-30 minutes of navigation from Venice, the Lido island is located between the Venice lagoon and the Adriatic Sea and its length is approximately twelve kilometers for a width ranging from a minimum of 300 to a maximum of 1000…

Location included in the municipality of Cavallino-Treporti, Lio Piccolo is made up of a group of islets reachable by sea and by land thanks to some connecting roads. This small village has the power to bring back those who visit it back in time,…

He was 63 years old (he was born on 26 June 1726 to Lodovico Alvise and Maria Basadonna). He had been captain in Vicenza and Verona, podestà in Brescia and procurator of S. Marco de ultra since 15 November 1763. He was convinced and authorised to…

He was 51 years old (he was born in 1310). Wealthy thanks to the art of mercantile trading and with a discrete diplomatic, political and military career behind him (podestà of Treviso, captain general in Dalmatia and ambassador to Charles IV) the…

He was 67 years old (he was born in 1489). He was highly educated and well-built, and had distinguished himself as a podestà in various cities and as a diplomat on several missions. He had married Zilia Dandolo, who later became dogaressa amidst…

He was elected on 23 July 1268 with the last and final electoral reform for the election of the doge approved by the M.C. meeting inside St. Mark's Basilica. Nine alternating steps of election and drawing of lots were established, culminating in the…

M9 is a project of the Venice Foundation with an international scope and a newly conceived district. The Museo del Novecento is distributed in a large central area of ​​Mestre for a total of 9 hectares distributed over 7 buildings, 3 of which are…

This huge monumental complex was built approximately at the beginning of the 15th century in a nerve center of the city: in fact, along these foundations, there was one of the main landing places for boats that brought materials and goods to Venice…

A typical Venetian disguise, considered the "national mask", which allowed the wearer to remain anonymous. By wearing a larva, the white face, distinctions no longer existed and everything was uniform: men, women, nobles, beggars or the young and…