• Italy
  • Venice – Gallerie dell’Accademia (2)

    On 3rd December 2017, I visited the Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice for the first time, during which unfortunately an extensive restoration was being carried out. The project, which aims at reinforcing, renovating and refurbishing the first floor of the museum, started on 7th June 2017 and will last for 960 days. It will be divided into […]

    Venice – Gallerie dell’Accademia (2) was last modified: April 23rd, 2020 by Dong
  • Italy
  • Venice – churches of the Chorus Association (2/3)

    This is my second post about Venice and in it I’m going to introduce to you another five churches which are members of the Chorus Association. If you have read my previous post, please click here to jump directly to the main content of this post. If not, the following paragraphs will be about an […]

    Venice – churches of the Chorus Association (2/3) was last modified: May 28th, 2019 by Dong
  • Italy
  • Villa Valmarana ai Nani – a noble residence lavishly frescoed by the Tiepolo family

    In my previous three posts about Vicenza, I wrote about Palladio’s works not only in the historic center but also in the Veneto region (outside the city wall of Vicenza and in the municipality of Caldogno). Together with another 22 villas, all the works are inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage list. In this post, […]

    Villa Valmarana ai Nani – a noble residence lavishly frescoed by the Tiepolo family was last modified: April 12th, 2018 by Dong