Venezia
-
Il Gran Teatro di Venezia — plate 48 — Veduta della Fondamenta della Croce di Venetia
“Veduta della Fondamenta della Croce di Venetia” from the “Gran Teatro di Venezia”, published by Domenico Lovisa, c. 1717.
-
The game of Pallone
The “Game of Pallone” was the quintessential ball game in the Republic of Venice and elsewhere, but it wasn’t really like any modern game.
-
Nobile alla Rachetta — Nobleman playing racchetta —Grevembroch 1-94
“Nobile alla Rachetta” (Noble playing racchetta) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
-
The game of Calcio
The Venetians played ball games of various kinds. The game of Calcio is the one sounds most modern, but it wasn’t exactly like it’s played today. Far from it, in fact.
-
Il Gran teatro di Venezia — Domenico Lovisa
The engravings published by Domenico Lovisa in the early 1700s are among the illustrations of Venice most often used in books and articles.
-
Ball games in Venice
The Venetians of yore played ball games for fun and sports. Some of these ball games were similar to modern sports, even if not excessively
-
Nobile al Giuoco del Calcio — Nobleman at the game of Calcio — Grevembroch 1-87
“Nobile al Giuoco del Calcio” (Nobleman at the game of Calcio) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
-
Nobile al Giuoco del Pallone — Nobleman playing at ball —Grevembroch 1-89
“Nobile al Giuoco del Pallone” (Nobleman playing at ball) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
-
Jacopo Tiepolo — the 43rd doge of Venice
Jacopo TIepolo, doge 1229–1249, left an impact on Venice, which is still clearly visible today.
-
Bianca Cappello — daughter of the Republic
In 1563, a young Venetian noblewoman eloped with her lover, never to come back to Venice again. She went on to have an eventful, and highly unusual life, in Florence.