Frederik 4 (King of Denmark and Norway; 1671-1730)

Frederick IV, King of Denmark and Norway, visited Venice in 1708–1709.

Stratagemi Ingegnosi — Ingenious Stratagems — Grevembroch 4-52

“Stratagemi Ingegnosi” (Ingenious Stratagems) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.

Posted in: Gli abiti de veneziani — Grevembroch.
Carnival in Venice

The Venetian Carnival was celebrated for centuries, until the end of the Republic. The modern carnival is only superficially similar.

Posted in: Life, customs and ways of doing things.

Stratagemi Ingegnosi — Ingenious Stratagems — Grevembroch 4-52