The Last Supper by Paolo Veronese is one of the most famous works of the Venetian Renaissance. This painting, completed in 1573, is housed in the Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice and is famous for a trial that Veronese had to undergo, who was forced to change the work’s name to Supper in the Levi House.
The Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice is one of Italy’s most important art collections. Located in the sestiere of Dorsoduro, in the historic centre of the lagoon city, the Accademia Galleries house a vast collection of Venetian paintings ranging from the 13th to the 18th century.
Venice is a city full of wonders and architectural beauty, world-famous for its canals, its gondoliers and its cultural and artistic heritage. One of the symbols of the city is undoubtedly Palazzo Grassi, a building of great elegance and refinement overlooking the Grand Canal.
Palazzo Grassi is not a museum with a temporary collection but an exhibition venue, which offers important art exhibitions throughout the year.
Fortuny Venezia @Fotografie di Massimo Listri
Who was Mariano Fortuny, the artist who was an accomplished stylist but also a renowned designer? He was decidedly multifaceted, this Spanish artist who decided to live in Venice and who went on to conquer the world from his amazing house-museum.
Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo was born in Granada, at the foot of the Alhambra, on 11 May 1871, the second son of Mariano Fortuny y Marsal (1838-1874), acclaimed Spanish painter, and Cecilia de Madrazo y Garreta (1846-1932), daughter of Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz (1815- 1894), director of the Prado Museum.
New York is one of the most important and well-known cities in the United States and the world, and for many, a trip to the Big Apple is an experience of discovering a place and a way of life so distinctive that they have become iconic.
There are many museums in New York not to be missed: for the works of art they house, some of the most representative of modern and contemporary art, but also for their architecture, in some cases itself a work of art. This is certainly the case with the Whitney Museum of American Art, but also spaces such as the Guggenheim and MoMA. Here’s how to buy tickets and visit the halls at their best.
