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Seen from the air, Venice may seem compact enough to be explored high and low in a weekend. Besides, thanks to Canaletto’s clarity and the occasional signs to San Marco and Accademia, we think we can home in on all the treasures with a guide-book and a map. So how do you account for the feeling that the ‘real’ Venice is the one you see when you’re lost? Exactly. But how can you find it on purpose? With a tip-off or two, it’s easy to find because in this labyrinthine city the unknown is often one small bridge away from the famous. Hidden Venice takes the wraps off five of these quite well kept secrets, each of them easily missed and all of them guardians of art.
A MANY-CHAPTERED NOVEL OF ROOM
Off-Off- The Grand Canal, the hideaway Palazzo Querini-Stampalia has 66 Gabriel Bella canvases of 18th century Venice: from a football match and a bull and wheelbarrow race to a courtesans’ boat promenade and sea-skating. There are masterpieces by both Palmas, Il Giovane stealing it with his Abraham and Isaac and Adam and Eve. The garden is a Xanadu of water-games by the major Venetian architect Carlo Scarpa.
Speaker(s): |
Mr Graham Fawcett | talks |
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Date and Time: |
12 June 2012 at 10:45 am |
Duration: | Half Day |
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Venue: |
The Course |
Organised by: |
THE COURSE |
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Tickets: |
£40.00 |
Available from: |
info@thecoursestudies.co.uk |
Additional Information: |
visit www.thecoursestudies.co.uk |
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