San Marco (sestiere)
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Luigi Scolari
In central Venice, in a little used passageway, an inscription commemorates a Luigi Scolari, killed by the Austrians on June 14th, 1859.
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“June 14th 1859 – memories” by Luigi Filippo Bolaffio (1867) (translated)
The translated text of “Il 14 giugno 1859 – memorie” by Luigi Filippo Bolaffio, about the death of Luigi Scolari on June 14th 1859
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“Il 14 giugno 1859 – memorie” by Luigi Filippo Bolaffio (1867)
The full Italian text of “Il 14 giugno 1859 – memorie” by Luigi Filippo Bolaffio, published in 1867 about the death of Luigi Scolari.
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Sestiere – sestieri
Venice is divided into six sestiere whose origin is as old as the city of Venice itself. As far as we know, they have always been there.
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Well, actually
Venice has been described as a city on water without water – still there’s a well in every square and every courtyard
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List of statues in public spaces in Venice
There are very few statues for great men in public spaces in Venice, of which only one (1) from the time of the Venetian Republic.
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Why are there so few statues in Venice?
The Venetians didn’t do statues of great men in public spaces. In over a millennium only one such statue was erected in Venice.
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Why the winged lion?
There are statues, reliefs and paintings of a winged lion all over Venice. The lion is the symbol of the Evangelist St. Mark
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Ballot and ballottaggio
The Venetian lawmakers voted by casting a small ball in a vase. That ball, a balote, became a ballot in the United States.
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Cocciopesto
Cocciopesto is a dark red colour commonly used for short-lived writing on walls – but sometimes they survive.