Venice is a city in northeast Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks.
Venice has been known as the "La Dominante", "Serenissima", "Queen of the Adriatic", "City of Water", "City of Masks", "City of Bridges", "The Floating City" and "City of Canals". The name is derived from the ancient Veneti people who inhabited the region by the 10th century B.C. The city historically was the capital of the Venetian Republic.
Canaletto 1697-1768
Claude Monet 1840-1926
The Republic of Venice was a major maritime power during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and a staging area for the Crusades and the Battle of Lepanto, as well as a very important center of commerce and art in the 13th century up to the end of the 17th century.
Antonio Reyna Manescau 1859-1937
This made Venice a wealthy city throughout most of its history. It is also known for its several important artistic movements, especially the Renaissance period.
Venice has played an important role in the history of symphonic and operatic music, and it is the birthplace of Antonio Vivaldi.
Antonio Reyna Manescau 1859-1937
Antonio Reyna Manescau 1859-1937
Antonio Reyna Manescau 1859-1937
Antonio Reyna Manescau 1859-1937
Bernard Hay 1864-1931
Bonifacio Veronese 1487-1553
Canaletto 1697-1768
Canaletto 1697-1768
Canaletto 1697-1768
Cavaliere Ippolito Caffi 1809-1866
Cavaliere Ippolito Caffi 1809-1866
Claude Oscar Monet 1840-1926
Felix Ziem 1821-1911
Francesco Guardi 1712-1793
Francesco Guardi 1712-1793
Franz Richard Unterberge 1838-1902
Franz Richard Unterberge 1838-1902
John Singer Sargent 1856-1925
John Singer Sargent 1856-1925
Friedrich Nerly 1807-1878
George Clarkson Stanfield 1828-1878
Henry Courtney Selous 1803-1890
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot 1796-1875