The golden ball of the Dogana da Mar: two Atlantes, Fortune and Venice looking toward the Basin
Perched atop Venice’s Dogana da Mar, a golden globe supported by bronze Atlantes and crowned by the rotating…
The Feast in the House of Levi: Veronese’s trial told through an overcrowded dinner
Veronese’s huge painting initially posed problems for the Inquisition due to its lively, crowded depiction of…
Titian’s Pietà at the Accademia: the last light of a painter before death
Titian’s Pietà stands as a profound meditation on death and salvation, revealing a raw, unfinished beauty…
Carpaccio’s Stories of Saint Ursula: a painted tale to follow like a Venetian novel
Carpaccio’s Stories of Saint Ursula unfold like a Venetian novel, transforming a medieval legend into a…
Tintoretto’s Paradise at the Doge’s Palace: the enormous painting that closes a history of government
Tintoretto’s enormous Paradise in the Doge’s Palace visually closes Venice’s political chamber with a…
The Hall of the Great Council: when Venice painted itself as an immense republic
The Hall of the Great Council transforms Venetian political power into a spatial and visual spectacle, merging…
