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Lorenzo Lotto, son of Tommaso, was born in Venice in 1480, as can be seen from his will of 1546 where he states that he is 'Venetiano [...] de circha anni 66'. According to the famous art critic Bernard Berenson, the artist completed his…

Son of the painter Francesco il Vecchio, Jacopo dal Ponte was born in Bassano del Grappa presumably in 1510.

Fourth son of Jacopo Dal Ponte, Leandro was born in Bassano in 1557.

A self-taught scholar who became the father and pioneer of lagoon archaeology, an important scholar who enabled the reconstruction of the history of the origins of Venice and the Roman settlements dating back to the 1st century, a fact that was…

Considered by critics to be one of the most original contemporary poetic voices. Her poetry condenses pieces of the world, of memory, of private memories of an I that becomes plural in narrating a generation. A poem that approaches prose for its…

Vivere ardendo e non sentire il male: these are the verses that best portray the poignant, passionate and short life of this Venetian poetess. A cultured and intelligent woman, she fell madly in love with a man who reciprocated the passion but not…

One of the greatest medallists of the Serenissima, he produced medals at the Venice Mint. A skilled craftsman, he engraved medals for monarchs, religious and commemorative medals for great historical occasions.

Able medallist of the Serenissima, the last engraver of the Venetian Mint.

The most important and skilful Venetian and Italian engraver of the 19th century.

A Venetian publisher and bookseller, he was the first to make the Grimani Breviary known, albeit in a modest form. 'La Basilica di S. Marco illustrata nella storia e nell'arte' (St Mark's Basilica illustrated in history and art) was the workhorse of…

One of the earliest and most important followers and interpreters of Caravaggio. A cultured, well-to-do man of French taste, he was nicknamed the 'Venetian' during his stay in Rome.

Humanist, publisher and printer, he innovated printing with the use of italic typeface and the introduction of the octavo format to promote, thanks to his cultural background, accurate critical editions of Latin and Greek classics.