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...Titian was the pivotal figure in all this. Born on the mainland in 1488, he was brought to Venice as a child and eventually apprenticed with the most poised and elegant of Venetian masters, the brothers Gentile and Giovanni Bellini. In the Bellini workshop he would have learned to render the many formats of Christian iconography - the Annunciation, the Nativity, the Crucifixion - in the serene, harmonious manner that was Bellini's trademark...
...less raucous outing, an exhibit of Venetian Renaissance maestros Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese opens Sunday at the Museum of Fine Arts. Quite the smorgasbord, with almost 20 paintings by each. (MFA is open 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Sa-Tu, 10 a.m.-9:45 p.m. W-F; $15 with student ID, free Weds. after...
...holes littered across the stage. In addition, the scenery enhances the on-stage action, which includes a rowdy drinking song, a tavern brawl, and other scenes of violence reminiscent of traditional Elizabethan theater. In keeping with the Mediterranean setting and plot, the costumes are a mix of old Venetian, Turkish, and Greek styles. Othello and Iago’s costumes, which abide by historical design, are cut from large pieces of fabric rather than stitched together from smaller pieces, a technique which Venetian tailors exercised in the 15th century to conserve material. However, costume designer Krystal Bly, a graduate from...
When Napoleon invaded Venice in 1797 he was so shocked at the excesses of the annual Carnival he banned it. No wonder. In the dying days of the Venetian Republic, the festival's decadence knew few bounds, with masked merrymakers streaming into casinos to gamble, partygoers indulging in illicit liaisons, and crowds calling for blood at bullfights. Today the pre-Lenten event is more family-friendly. But there's still a touch of hedonism as fancy-dress parties, concerts, fashion parades and firework displays transform the city into a vast alfresco theater. (See pictures of Italy...
Splendid as Palazzo Barbarigo is, it's a shame to see so many Venetian palaces used as hotels. Good news, then, that after a 20-year restoration, the 16th century Palazzo Grimani has opened as a museum. The palace boasts doorways carved from precious marble, exquisite frescoes, majolica-tiled fireplaces and rare surviving examples of pastellone (powdered marble) floors...