Venice
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I started a tour of
Croatia with a day and a half in Venice – and I made the most of every second. I
fell in love with this wonderful city all over again. The February weather was
crisp and clear and the crowds relatively small. As I always discover, street
maps of Venice bear no relationship to reality – but what a charming city to get
lost in!!!
Having spent hours at
the excellent “Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese” exhibit at the MFA last year, I
had a whole new appreciation for the Renaissance artists Venice is best known
for. All three artists, as well as Bellini, are well represented at the
Ca’d’Oro, Accademia, and Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari. The Scuola Grande di San Rocco is considered Tintoretto’s masterpiece by many – two entire floors
(including the ceiling of the second floor) depicting his magnificent,
tumultuous vision of the Old and New Testaments. I enjoyed modern art at Ca’ Pesaro, contemporary art at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, and poked my nose
into every open church door I came across -- ending with the always
breath-taking Basilica di San Marco.
Mimi Santini-Ritt 2011