Venice
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Farewell to Twitter and Facebook
The old social media sites are by now useless for sharing information, so I will post no further articles there. Posts will still be shared on Mastodon and Bluesky.
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Tombs of the doges
Where were the doges of Venice buried? A little bit all over, in churches and monasteries in Venice and beyond.
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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 — Madam — Grevembroch 3–162
“Ruffiana” (Ruffian or Madam) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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Botter — barrel-maker — Zompini — Arti #57
“Botter” (barrel-maker) from “Arti che vanno per via” (1785) by Gaetano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.
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Buildings, Palaces and Churches
Buildings Bridges Monuments Details
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Early Venice
Venice wasn’t founded. Venice happened, and events and reasons behind it happening are rather complex. This series researches the origins of Venice.
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Curiosities
Venice is full of curiosities, often scattered around the city in the most unlikely of places.
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Fitta Palchi — keeper of theatre boxes — Zompini — Arti #27
“Fitta Palchi” (keeper of theatre boxes) from “Arti che vanno per via” (1785) by Gaetano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.
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Feasts, celebrations and ceremonial
The Republic of Venice had its feasts and celebrations like any other state, except most of these traditions are now long gone and very often entirely forgotten.