In the third courtyard of the Procuratie Nuove, Piazza San Marco, facing a staircase leading to the apartments of the ex-Palazzo Reale, an allegorical stone sculpture of a winged female figure with a small elephant can be seen.
Stone sculpture of a Winged Figure with Elephant Read More »
In support of the major state-funded reorganisation of the Accademia Galleries, a project to fund the opening up of the Palladio Wing 7 ground floor rooms displaying the work of Canova and his contemporaries.
Accademia Galleries, the Palladio Wing Rooms Read More »
Many celebrated figures are buried in the the Protestant Cemetery on the island of San Michele including the founder of Venice in Peril, Sir Ashley Clarke. Venice in Peril supported the survey in 1995 and the establishment in 2014 of an international Association (ARECSM) to carry conservation maintenance plans forward.
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Antonio Canova modelled these lions on his tomb for the Venetian Pope Clement XII. Used as drawing models by students from 1840 they have now been restored.
Plaster models of ‘Rezzonico’ lions, Accademia Galleries Read More »
This massive hydraulic crane dominates the skyline of the Arsenale. Engineered by Sir William Armstrong and built on Tyneside in 1884, it was acquired by the Kingdom of Italy as it built a new fleet for its navy.
Armstrong Mitchell Crane, Arsenale Read More »
Four ‘bozzetti’ or models by Antonio Canova including The Wrestlers, a Pieta, a figure of Apollo and a model for the tomb of Titian, underwent conservation in 2011.
Sculpture Models, Antonio Canova, Accademia Galleries Read More »
In memory of Carla Thorneycroft DBE, 1914-2007, a Venetian by birth who played a key role in the early years of Venice in Peril Fund.
Stone relief of the Dead Christ with Angels, exterior side wall, church of the Gesuati Read More »
Spectacularly sited but vulnerable 16th-century chapel on the cemetery island of San Michele involved the overhaul of 19th-century restorations and was a long and difficult project which took place between 2001-06.
Cappella Emiliani, Church of San Michele Read More »
Grafitti drawn by quarantined crews and merchants in the Tezon Grande, the great warehouse, on the island of the Lazzaretto Nuovo in the northern lagoon.
Graffiti from the 16th-17th century on the island of the Lazzaretto Nuovo Read More »
Chinese 18th century Lacquer and Inlay Screen from the collection of Prince Enrico Borbone in the Museo Orientale at Ca’ Pesaro
Chinese 18th century Lacquer and Inlay Screen Read More »
