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A park of great historical importance for the city, thanks to the presence of a section of ancient city walls and a small tower belonging to Castelnuovo di Mestre, now partially incorporated into modern buildings. The tower, called Teralii, Belfredo…

Giovanni Bellini was born in Venice, roughly around 1430. In 1460, for the first time, Giovanni's name appears in the inscription of the altarpiece for the Gattamelata Chapel in the Basilica del Santo in Padua in collaboration with his family.…

In the Crucifixion (now lost) of 1436, painted for Verona Cathedral, the painter signed himself a pupil of Gentile da Fabriano, who had stayed in Venice between 1408 and 1414. Perhaps Jacopo had also accompanied his master to Florence in the third…

Antonia was born in Venice probably in 1642. An only child, she enjoyed a high level education. From an early age she proved lively, intelligent and particularly gifted in the musical field. Her parents entrusted her to the best teachers of the time…

He was 60 years old (he was born in 1596), descended from an ancient lineage, enjoyed being a great statesman, and was wealthy, but not very rich. He was the third doge consecutively elected who did not hold the title of procurator of St. Mark's,…

The National Marciana Library was born from the idea of Francesco Petrarca, who decided to donate his books to the city Venice in order to found a public library in 1362. The project did not actually go ahead until 1537, when its construction began…

Marco Boschini, Venetian, was born on 5 October 1602 from his parents Zuan Antonio and Leonora. After his literary studies in the capital of Padua, he learned art at a young age, starting with painting by working in the workshop of Jacopo Palma il…

It is rectangular in shape and has an extension of 8 hectares, between the Osellino canal and the Pertini district. Practically at one of the entrances to the center of Mestre, which often goes unnoticed by those who do not know it, or simply…

The Bosco di Carpenedo is a lush green lung, which with its tranquillity, silence and vegetation welcomes everyone with a soothing embrace. Witness to a bygone era, it is the last remaining intact portion in the Venetian territory of the lowland…

Small building dating back to the 17th century. It can be found immediately after the Museo del Settecento Veneziano in Cà Rezzonico along the Grand Canal by vaporetto, towards Rialto. Its main architectural peculiarity is linked to the shape of the…

The particular facade is to be attributed to the genius of the well-known architect Jacopo Sansovino who interpreted the pro-papal character of the owners and created, in his Roman style, a small "revolution" at an architectural level in Venice in…

The old building, in Gothic style and of extreme beauty, was demolished in favor of the current construction. This took place between 1724 and 1728 on a project by the architect Domenico Rossi and on behalf of the Corner family of San Cassiano. The…