Tintoretto 1519–1594 (exhibition review)
To celebrate 500 years of the his birth, the Doge’s Palace in Venice is hosting an retrospective exhibition of the work of Jacopo Robusti, aka Tintoretto. Read my review of this must see event.
To celebrate 500 years of the his birth, the Doge’s Palace in Venice is hosting an retrospective exhibition of the work of Jacopo Robusti, aka Tintoretto. Read my review of this must see event.
Venetian buildings are covered in symbols that would make it the perfect setting for a Dan Brown book. Until he writes one, let me guide you through them.
The second in a series of posts exploring the history of the Venetian Carnival and the events which would have taken place during the time of the Venetian Republic (697-1797).
This weekend I had some friends from out of town visiting and wanted to cook something typically Venetian. I planned to serve the mazzancolle in saor from the last post, a risotto al nero di seppia—more about that in a later post—but what about the dessert? Everyone loves tiramisù it’s true, but I am a little bored …