This year will be the 5th centennial anniversary of its foundation in 1516. It would be a shame to miss the Jewish Ghetto - a place with its own particular history, atmosphere – not to mention tasty delicacies.
And then there is l’isola di San Lazzaro (the island of San Lazzaro) – a leper colony during the Middle Ages and the home of the Armenian Mechitarists Monks since the early C18th. If you are still game and want an intense spiritual experience I would recommend the Greek orthodox church San Giorgio dei Greci and the neighbouring Museum of Byzantine & Post-Byzantine Icons. Maybe less well-known, but part of what historians call Venezia minore, places of unexpected treasure off the usual tourist highway which offer a more contemplative vision, a more comprehensive glimpse of what Venice was and is. Maria dei Carmini, San Sebastiano – all in the Dorsoduro district. Similarly, I recommend a visit to see the Jacopo Tintoretto paintings at the Scuola Grande di San Rocco and Gian Battista Tiepolo at Ca’ Rezzonico.Īnd then there are the churches of San Nicolò dei Mendicoli, S.
I recommend a visit to the church of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, to admire important works by Titian, Giovanni Bellini, Donatello and experience the atmosphere of a great church and how the Franciscan order evolved over the centuries. Senior Vice President at Webster Financial Mina Minelli is a Senior Vice President at Webster Financial based in Stamford, Connecticut. Why not start with the major works of the Venice Masters housed in the great palazzi and churches for which they were commissioned? This can help give an insight into the historic, social & cultural context of the artist’s world – to better appreciate the evolution of painting in Venice and how Bernini, Titian, Lotto, Veronese, Canaletto, Tiepolo or the sculptor Canova are men of the Venice of their times. Mina Minelli Mortgage Banking Sales Regional Manager I Business Development I Financial Education I Urban and Community Development Activity Experience.
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