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The Merchant of Venice The Merchant of Venice
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Venice Venice
Venice , Ital. Venezia, city (1991 pop. 309,422), capital of Venetia and of Venice prov., NE Italy, built on 118 alluvial islets within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice (an arm of the Adriatic Sea). The city is connected with the mainland, 2.5 mi (4 km) away, by a rail and highway bridge. Between... Read more
Canaletto Canaletto
Canaletto , 1697-1768, Venetian painter, whose original name was Antonio Canal. He studied with his father, Bernardo Canal, a theatrical scene painter, and spent several years in Rome. Returning to Venice, he devoted himself to painting the linear, dramatic, and topographically accurate Venetian... Read more
Chioggia Chioggia
Chioggia , city (1991 pop. 53,179), Venetia, NE Italy, on a small island at the southern end of the Lagoon of Venice (an arm of the Gulf of Venice), connected to the mainland by a bridge. It is an important fishing port and commercial center. In 1379-80 several naval battles were fought off Chioggia... Read more
Domenico Dragonetti Domenico Dragonetti
Dragonetti, Domenico (b Venice, 1763; d London, 1846). It. virtuoso on double-bass. In orch. of St Mark's Venice, at age 18. Went to London 1794, playing in opera orch. and giving nationwide recitals with cellist Lindley. Twice visited Vienna, where he knew Haydn and Beethoven. Played db. in f.p.... Read more
James Wilson Morrice James Wilson Morrice
James Wilson Morrice , 1865-1924, Canadian painter, b. Montreal. Abandoning law, he went to Paris, where he studied painting. He visited Venice, Trinidad, Tunis, and periodically returned to Canada. Admired for his subtle coloring and delicate rendering of landscapes, Morrice greatly influenced... Read more
Sebastiano Mazzoni Sebastiano Mazzoni
Mazzoni, Sebastiano (b Florence, c.1611; d Venice, 22 Apr. 1678). Italian painter, poet, and architect, active mainly in Venice, where he settled in 1646/8. He was one of the most individualistic of Italian Baroque painters, often choosing unusual subjects and expressing a vivid sense of movement... Read more
Francesco Algarotti Francesco Algarotti
Algarotti, Francesco (b Venice, 11 Dec. 1712; d Pisa, 3 May 1764). The foremost Italian art critic of his day, also a collector and patron. He travelled widely and his friendship with some of the leading men of Europe—notably the French philosopher Voltaire and Frederick the Great of... Read more
Paul of Venice Paul of Venice
PAUL OF VENICE(1369–1429) Paolo Nicoletto Veneto joined the Hermits of St. Augustine as a boy and later taught at the Augustinian convent and the University of Padua for most of his life. The order's Register lists him at the Studium in Oxford from 1390 to 1393 where he studied theology but... Read more
Bonifazio Veronese Bonifazio Veronese
Bonifazio Veronese ( Bonifazio de' Pitati) (b Verona, c.1487; d Venice, 19 Oct. 1553). Italian painter, active for all his known career in Venice, where he based his style on Giorgione, Titian, and Palma Vecchio. There are few signed, dated, or documented works by him, but he appears to have run a... Read more

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Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) ...the water in the canals smells. "Well...would it be?" "Venice," I reiterated...dirty and smelly in Venice in July. I didn...I want to see Venice before I die...floated along the Grand Canal. We gawked at all...The secret is to stay five days and enjoy...
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Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) ...You can't stay lost very long...glimpse of the real Venice, smelly canals...plazas. Tiny canals twist through back areas of Venice, away from its...first stop in Venice is Piazza San...wall facing the Grand Canal is one of Venice...
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Newspaper article from: Daily Mail (London) ...IS IT? NAMED after the patron saint of Venice, the Piazza San Marco was called the...well-known Mercerie. BEST PLACE TO STAY? THE 15th-century Gritti Palace on the Grand Canal is one of Venice's most prestigious addresses, with...
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Newspaper article from: The Independent (London, England) ...sketches in memory of their stay included Giacometti, Chagall...this show needs to be seen in Venice. On the Grand Canal, in one of Venice's oddest palazzi, Peggy Guggenheim...which continues to make this Venice's third paying tourist attraction...

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