Martineau 1994 Gloria di Venezia
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Fa ballar i Cani — street entertainer with dancing dogs — Zompini — Arti #54
“Fa ballar i Cani” (street entertainer with dancing dogs) from “Arti che vanno per via” (1785) by Gaetano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.
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Dai Foli — Bellows seller — Zompini — Arti #18
“Dai Foli” (Bellows seller) from “Arti che vanno per via” (1785) by Getano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.
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Codega — lantern bearer — Zompini — Arti #7
“Codega” (Lantern bearer) from “Arti che vanno per via” (1785) by Getano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.
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Zaletto — seller of sweet maize cakes with butter — Zompini — Arti #6
“Zaletto” (seller of sweet, yellow cakes with butter) from “Arti che vanno per via” (1785) by Gaetano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.
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Gaetano Zompini and the trades of Venice
The “Arti che vanno per via nella città di Venezia”, by Gaetano Zompini, is a fantastic source for how people appeared on the streets of Venice in the mid-1700s.
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Rosalba Carriera
Rosalba Carriera (1673-1757) was a Venetian female Rococo painter, famous for her pastel portraits which are in museums all over Europe.