Category Archives: A Beautiful Woman in Venice

Posts that relate to my book, A Beautiful Woman in Venice.

Women Making Glass–Present and Past

Posted on January 9, 2021 by seductivevenice

More and more women are taking up traditional rowing in Venice, in organizations like Row Venice and as gondoliers. Now more women are also taking up glass blowing, Traditionally, women made beads using a technique called lampwork, or they strung … Continue reading →

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Redefining Beauty: Giustina Rossi

Posted on May 30, 2020 by seductivevenice

Why have I waited so long to post this video? Giustina Rossi is a Venetian hero and the story from farthest in the past from my collection of Beautiful Women in Venice. I cajoled a stranger on a busy day … Continue reading →

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Recreations: Sarra Copia Sulam

Posted on May 11, 2020 by seductivevenice

Hasn’t Karen captured Sarra Copia Sulam’s look so perfectly? That wistful smile is lovely. Thanks, Karen, for adding to the gallery! I hope this will inspire more people to send me their photos to recreate these beautiful women. Sarra Copia … Continue reading →

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Recreations: Lucrezia Marinella

Posted on April 28, 2020 by seductivevenice

Karen has recreated this image of Lucrezia Marinella, the genre-defying author from the 1500s. I don’t know how the women back then created those little horns with their hair, and I don’t blame Karen for not trying to mimic that … Continue reading →

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Recreations: Luisa Bergalli Gozzi

Posted on April 27, 2020 by seductivevenice

Swift on the heels of Laura’s portrait of Isabella, I received this contribution from Tina, who has captured the look of Luisa Bergalli Gozzi. The original portrait comes from the frontispiece of her anthology of Venetian women writers, an important … Continue reading →

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Recreations: Isabella Teotochi Albrizzi

Posted on April 26, 2020 by seductivevenice

Wow, someone rose to my challenge right away! My friend Laura, and artist and art teacher, sent this recreation of Isabella Teotochi Albrizzi. The original portrait is by Elisabeth Louise Vigeé Le Brun (1792). Doesn’t Laura have the perfect hair? … Continue reading →

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Recreations: Maria Boscola

Posted on April 25, 2020 by seductivevenice

Inspired by the recent wave of artwork recreations, I attempted to recreate the 1784 portrait of Maria Boscola, the regatta racer famed for winning five races (four firsts and one second) in a 44 year span. She’s still remembered by … Continue reading →

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ABWIV: Maria Boscola

Posted on March 20, 2020 by seductivevenice

My last post discussed the water that appears to be cleaner in Venice’s canals and lagoons, particularly affected by the lack of boats that usually stir up the sediment. This got me thinking about Venetian boats, which led me to … Continue reading →

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Redefining Beauty: Giustina Renier Michiel

Posted on September 14, 2019 by seductivevenice

How does one go about translating Shakespeare into other languages? His language is so particular to its time and place, and he coined so many new phrases and has such an immense vocabulary. Yet Giustina Renier Michiel was arguably the … Continue reading →

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Redefining Beauty: Giustiniana Wynne

Posted on June 20, 2019 by seductivevenice

I’m here to set the record straight about Giustiniana Wynne. Previously, I wrote and spoke about her affair with Casanova, in which I relate a pretty funny and maybe even bawdy story about their assignation in a garret. But after … Continue reading →

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