Tag Archives: Francesco Guardi

LIKE MOURNING COACHES WHEN THE FUNERAL IS DONE

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Dave

Extravagant showmanship, a proclivity toward the taking of calculated risks, and unabashed greed- all salient features of the Venetian way of life- are epitomized in Francesco Guardi’s “Il Ridotto” , which also sums up the decadence of eighteenth-century Venice and … Continue reading →

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BETTER AN ITALIAN COUNTESS

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Dave

It was, by any measure, the most expensive education ever devised. Its classrooms were the capital of Europe, its textbooks the ruins and monuments of eighteen centuries. From it the young aristocrat could learn, if he chose, how to eat,dress, … Continue reading →