Giovanni Grevembroch aka Jan Van Grevenbroeck (artist; 1731-1807)
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Nightingale Muzak
Songbirds were an important part of the shopping experience in Venice in the 1600s and 1700s.
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Il mermeo in giro — Grevembroch 4–77
“Il mermeo in giro” from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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404 Doctor Not Found
The iconic cloaked and beaked plague doctor is often associated with Venice, but there is no documentation that the figure ever existed in Venice.
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Ink and Rat Poison
Is there a connection between writing ink and rat poison, as some images from the 1700s seem to indicate?
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Ruffiana — Grevembroch 3–162
“Ruffiana” from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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Predatori Predati — Grevembroch 4–86
“Predatori Predati” from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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Ruffiana — Grevembroch 3–161
“Ruffiana” from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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Clara — the star of the Carnival
Clara the Rhino was an unusual participant of the Carnival in Venice of 1751, but not the less popular for it.
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Prostitute al Bordello — Grevembroch 3–160
“Prostitute al Bordello” from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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Puttana — Grevembroch 3–159
“Puttana” from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.