Scuola Grande di San Marco

Doge — Lessico Veneto

“Doge” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.

Posted in: Lessico Veneto — Mutinelli.
Scuole Grandi

The Scuole Grandi — or the Great Schools — were Venetian medieval charities which due to their wealth became important institutions

Posted in: Life, customs and ways of doing things.
Inquisitori alle Scuole Grandi — Lessico Veneto

“Inquisitori alle Scuole Grandi” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.

Posted in: Lessico Veneto — Mutinelli.
A Venetian Law

Ignorance of the law is no excuse — so the Serenissima sometimes published laws on inscriptions around the city.

Posted in: Monuments – great and small.
Ca’ Dario

The Ca’ Dario on the Grand Canal in Venice has lately acquired a bad reputation, but it is almost guaranteed ghost-less.

Posted in: Buildings, Palaces and Churches.
Frezzarìa — Curiosità Veneziane

“Frezzarìa” from Curiosità Veneziane by Giuseppe Tassini

Posted in: Curiosità Veneziane — Tassini.
The statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni

There aren’t a lot of statues in Venice to commemorate great men of the past, but there is one for Bartolomeo Colleoni, who wasn’t even Venetian.

Posted in: Monuments – great and small, Venetians.