The calendar of feasts and celebrations in Venice was full of events which are now largely forgotten.
The Scuole Grandi — or the Great Schools — were Venetian medieval charities which due to their wealth became important institutions
“Inquisitori alle Scuole Grandi” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.
“Paglia (Ponte della)” from Curiosità Veneziane by Giuseppe Tassini
Rosalba Carriera, the most popular and famous Venetian artist of the early 1700s, painted lots of miniatures.
The ancient Venetians used the word scola or scuola to mean a guild, a confraternity or a charity. The scuole were generally not educational institutions.