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Tag Archives: Casanovists
The Voyeur
Last week when I was in the Netherlands, I visited the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. They had a special exhibit called “High Society,” which featured enormous full-length portraits of people in the upper classes from a number of centuries and countries. … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Venice
Tagged art, Casanova, casanoviana, Casanovists, history, History of my Life, Italian history, Italian men, italy, museums, rembrandt, Rijksmuseum, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history
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The Letter–An Update
Since my last post, I received more information regarding the Casanova letter I showed. Here is a transcription by Furio Luccichenti: Ieri ho avuto la lettera di mio fratello vi recherá sollievo sapere che sarà presto a Vienna. Egli mi … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th century, Adriano Contini, Casanova, Casanovists, Furio Luccichenti, historical fiction, history, Italian history, Italian language, Italian men, italy, museums, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, writing
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Casanova Seduces Nine at Once
What does a Suspicious Husband taste like? That’s what I had for lunch last weekend in the museum cafe. I finally made the trip to San Francisco to see the exhibit “Casanova: The Seduction of Europe” at the Legion of … Continue reading
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Tagged Anton Rafael Mengs, art, authors, Ben Franklin, boats, books, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Canaletto, canals, Casanova, Casanovists, Catherine the Great, Christine Volker, Claude Arnulphy, clothing, costumes, Dream of Venice, Francesco Casanova, Francesco Guardi, Francois Boucher, Frederick Ilchman, Gondolas, history, Italian history, Italian men, Italian women, italy, Jean-Marc Nattier, King Louis XV, Laurence Bergreen, Legion of Honor, Manon Balletti, Marco Zecchin, museums, photos, Piazza San Marco, Pope Clement, Rita Bottoms, Rousseau, seductive venice, Silvia Balletti, snuffboxes, Supernova Edizioni, Suspicious Husband, Teatro Sant'Angelo, Thalia, travel, Venetian architecture, Venetophiles, venezia, Venice, Venice history, Voltaire, writing
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Meeting Albert
Do you remember seeing this before? In February 2017 I wrote about this plaque on the Calle Scaleter #2235, outside the shop of Monica Daniele. When he visited Venice, Casanovist Marco Leeflang investigated and met Monica, a maker of hats … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Gardin, Bragadin, calle, Casanova, Casanovists, Da Fiore, Doge, Homer, Iliad, Italian history, Italian language, Italian men, italy, John Berendt, Marco Leeflang, Mario Stefani, Monica Daniele, Palazzo Soranzo, ponte, seductive venice, translation, venetian dialect, venezia, Veneziano, Venice, Voltaire
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Conference Connections 1
UCLA hosted its Casanova Conference, “Libertine Legend,” on January 22 and 23. I hope I can convey how exciting this was for me to attend! To geek out with other Casanova experts, to be able to refer to people like … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Casanova, Casanovists, history, History of my Life, Marco Polo, publishing, seductive venice, venezia, Venice, writing
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Casanova–The Mosaic
Want to be part of an art exhibit that will grow and grow? That honors the famous Venetian Giacomo Casanova with new interpretations? Take the boat over to Giudecca and visit Carrion Gallery, creation of Manuel Carrion. Last March he … Continue reading
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Tagged Casanova, Casanovists, history, seductive venice, travel, venezia, Venice
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