The Sala del Doge is among the most spectacular rooms at the Palazzo Grimani in Venice. It was conceived by Giovanni Grimani as an homage to his grandfather Antonio, first doge of the family, and completed in 1568; decked out with alabaster, serpentine and porphyry, the room housed part of the famed Grimani collection of Greek and Roman sculpture. From 19 May–27 November 2022, the room returns to (something like) its former glory – new analysis of Giovanni Grimani’s inventories and other historical materials have allowed curators at the Museum of the Palazzo Grimani to relocate 20 classical sculptures in the room, among them a Roman depiction of Dionysus in the niche of the front wall; the museum is also holding a exhibition of work by Georg Baselitz at the same time. Find out more here.
The mini Venices around Europe
If there’s one thing we know about Venice, it’s that it’s unique. What other city is built on water, or packed with its signature flamboyant architecture?
It turns out, quite a few.
The Republic of Venice or the Most Serene Republic of Venice, to give it its full name existed for 1,100 years, from 697 CE to 1797 CE, when Napoleon conquered the city.
It’s an astonishing length of time for a period when upheavals, coups and conquerings were regular events.
And as it gained in power, it built a pseudo empire along the Adriatic not so much on the Italian side, but on the eastern coast, in countries such as modern day Slovenia, Croatia, Albania and Greece. Its tentacles even stretched as far as Crete and Cyprus.
The mini Venices around Europe
If there’s one thing we know about Venice, it’s that it’s unique. What other city is built on water, or packed with its signature flamboyant architecture?
It turns out, quite a few.
The Republic of Venice or the Most Serene Republic of Venice, to give it its full name existed for 1,100 years, from 697 CE to 1797 CE, when Napoleon conquered the city.
It’s an astonishing length of time for a period when upheavals, coups and conquerings were regular events.
And as it gained in power, it built a pseudo empire along the Adriatic not so much on the Italian side, but on the eastern coast, in countries such as modern day Slovenia, Croatia, Albania and Greece. Its tentacles even stretched as far as Crete and Cyprus.
The mini Venices around Europe
If there’s one thing we know about Venice, it’s that it’s unique. What other city is built on water, or packed with its signature flamboyant architecture?
It turns out, quite a few.
The Republic of Venice or the Most Serene Republic of Venice, to give it its full name existed for 1,100 years, from 697 CE to 1797 CE, when Napoleon conquered the city.
It’s an astonishing length of time for a period when upheavals, coups and conquerings were regular events.
And as it gained in power, it built a pseudo empire along the Adriatic not so much on the Italian side, but on the eastern coast, in countries such as modern day Slovenia, Croatia, Albania and Greece. Its tentacles even stretched as far as Crete and Cyprus.