Category Archives: Rome

Dear Venice, Wish You Were Here #20

Posted on May 26, 2022 by seductivevenice

This postcard is a bit different from the others in that it was sent from Rome to Venice, but it is still an image of Venice. The sender, Bob, will explain this shortly. Here’s the text, which I think I’ve … Continue reading →

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In Casanova’s Footsteps: Rome–Villa Albani-Torlonia

Posted on November 19, 2021 by seductivevenice

To the east of the Tiber, outside the old city walls, past the Villa Borghese, lies the Villa Albani-Torlonia, known in Casanova’s era as simply the Villa Albani. Cardinal Alessandro Albani had it built, beginning in 1747, by architect Carlo … Continue reading →

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In Casanova’s Footsteps: Rome–Palazzo Frascara

Posted on October 10, 2021 by seductivevenice

When Casanova returned to Rome in 1760, he found his brother Giovanni living there and studying under the painter Rafael Mengs. Giovanni took him to visit old friends from his first trip to Rome, and introduced him to new people … Continue reading →

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In Casanova’s Footsteps: Rome–An Inn on Via del Corso

Posted on July 11, 2021 by seductivevenice

Casanova sojourned in Rome on three different occasions: in the 1740s, 1760-61, and 1770-71. I’ve mostly told you the tales of his first stay in Rome, and now I will pivot to his return in 1760. We know of these … Continue reading →

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What Did Casanova Know About the Pox?

Posted on June 22, 2021 by seductivevenice

You can find out the answer to this and many other questions in Lisetta Lovett’s new book Casanova’s Guide to Medicine. Lovett notes that Casanova’s interest in medicine and cataloguing of his and others’ illnesses offer a fairly broad glimpse … Continue reading →

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Where Spritz Goes to Rest

Posted on June 14, 2021 by seductivevenice

Spotted in Rome, 2018 Or is this where I go to rest? By the way, where are the drinks?

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In Casanova’s Footsteps: Rome–The Church of Trinità dei Monti

Posted on March 3, 2021 by seductivevenice

“At seventeen or eighteen years of age, Mariuccia was tall, had a very good carriage, and seemed carved by the chisel of Praxiteles. She was fair, but her fairness was not that of a blonde, which with its unrelieved brilliance … Continue reading →

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In Casanova’s Footsteps: Rome–Momolo’s House, Via Gregoriana 36

Posted on January 6, 2021 by seductivevenice

In Vol. 12 of History of My Life, Casanova tells us that he is visited by Mariuccia, whom he had met at the house of the Abate Momolo back in 1760, which story is recounted in Vol. 7. It is … Continue reading →

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In Casanova’s Footsteps: Rome–House of Raphael Mengs, Via Vittoria 54

Posted on November 12, 2020 by seductivevenice

Anton Raphael Mengs (1728-1779), though born in the Kingdom of Bohemia, resided much of his life in Rome. At the point where Casanova visited him in Rome, Mengs lived at Via Vittoria 54, not far from the Spanish Steps. J. … Continue reading →

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