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Tag Archives: Francesco Casanova
Proud Owner of a Casanova
“Casanova,” besides referring to any random womanizer, generally refers to Giacomo Casanova, the adventurer and writer. Some art lovers and historians know about his brother Francesco, a painter known best for his battle scenes. But they also had another brother: … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Italian heritage, Venice
Tagged art, artist, Casanova, engraving, Francesco Casanova, gilding, Giovanni Casanova, history, italian art, Italian artist, Italian history, Italian men, italy, travel
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Quattro Minuti con Casanova: Calle del Carbon
In the last few weeks we’ve seen so many images of Venice’s streets submerged under far too much water. As a small antidote, here is a video from a couple summers ago when I visited one of the streets where … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged calle, Calle del Carbon, Casanova, Francesco Casanova, history, History of my Life, Italian history, Italian men, Italian writers, italy, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, video
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Casanova’s Less Known Brother
Last year when I visited the Casanovist (and my friend) Marco Leeflang, he showed me the many artworks in his home, most of them by his father. But on the mantel in one room sat this drawing by Giovanni Casanova, … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Italian heritage, Venice
Tagged art, artist, Casanova, Francesco Casanova, Giovanni Casanova, history, Italian history, italy, Marco Leeflang, painting, Raphael Mengs, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history
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Where Casanova Lives Now
After seeing the recent exhibit “Casanova: The Seduction of Europe,” and visiting Marco Leeflang, we got to wondering where are the portraits of Casanova? They were not displayed at the exhibit. Marco knew that Giuseppe Bignami owned one, but where … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Italian heritage, Venice
Tagged art, Bignami, Casanova, Casanovist, Francesco Casanova, Francesco Narice, Icosameron, italy, Jan Berka, Longhi, painting, portrait, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history
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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
Posted in Casanova, Venice, Writing
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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In His Dressing Gown and Nightcap
“The first known devotee of this modern way of travelling [by carriage] is Giacomo Casanova. This quite clearly means that the adventurer from Venice and world famous lover was also the first great user of the modern private carriage of … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th century, books, carriages, Casanova, Casanovist, coaches, Francesca Buschini, Francesco Casanova, Golden Stag, Hartmut Gunther, History of my Life, Italian history, Italian men, italy, Marco Leeflang, research, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history
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