Giovanni Grevembroch aka Jan Van Grevenbroeck (artist; 1731-1807)
Giovanni Grevembroch (1731-1807) was a Venetian artist, probably of Dutch descent, who worked for many years for the Venetian nobleman Pietro Gradenigo. His best known work is the Gli Abiti de Veneziani.
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Grevembroch cover illustrations
The cover pages of each of the four volumes of Grevembroch’s “Gli abiti de venezianii” are quite intriguing.
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Gli Abiti de Veneziani — Full list
The full list of all the watercolours in the four volumes of “Gli Abiti de Veneziani” by Grevembroch.
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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.
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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
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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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Gli abiti de veneziani — by Giovanni Grevembroch
“Gli abiti de veneziani di quasi ogni età con diligenza raccolti e dipinti nel secolo XVIII,” by Giovanni Grevembroch, is a treasure of information about Venetians dress in the 1700s.