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Tag Archives: seductive venice
La Morte di Casanova
Today being June 4, the date of Casanova’s death, it seemed like the perfect time to post this. Apparently there is some controversy about Casanova’s death, that he didn’t actually die on June 4, 1798. I reached out to Pablo … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged Casanova, Dux, history, History of my Life, Italian history, Italian men, italy, seductive venice, venezia, Venice, Venice history
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Redefining Beauty: Giustiniana Wynne
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
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Casanova, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged books, Casanova, feminism, Grand Canal, history, History of my Life, Italian history, Italian men, Italian women, italy, literature, publishing, research, seductive venice, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, women writers, women's history, writing
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Another Kind of Truth
What if the stories Casanova wrote in his memoirs were all fabrications? How do we know when he is telling the truth? Or now much of each story is the truth? A new essay has got me thinking about these … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Venice, Writing
Tagged Antonio Trampus, Bragadin, Casanova, casanoviana, Casanovist, guidebook, Italian history, italy, Palazzo Bragadin, Palazzo Soranzo, seductive venice, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history
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Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Karen Cogan
As you may remember from a recent post, Karen Cogan is a fellow Venice addict who recently sent me a painting she made of Ca’ Memmo. Clearly, she loves this city, so this month she shares with you her responses … Continue reading
Posted in Gondolas, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged campo, canals, Casanova, Free Gondola Ride, gelato, Gondolas, Hotel Danieli, interviews, italy, painters, painting, San Rocco, Scuola Grande di San Rocco, seductive venice, spritz, tintoretto, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice film festival, Vivaldi
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Traduzione–Seductive Venice in Translation
I am so pleased to announce that Seductive Venice: In Casanova’s Footsteps, has been translated into Italian! As you may already know, Seductive Venice is the title of the American edition of the book, published by my small press imprint … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Venice, Writing
Tagged Adriano Contini, books, Casanova, Casanovist, guidebook, Italian history, Italian language, Italian men, italy, Palazzo Zaguri, seductive venice, Supernova Edizioni, translation, travel, travel writing, venezia, Venice, Venice history, walking guide, writing
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Time for an Update!
Lots of fun things to tell you about, so today you get an entry full of updates: First Spritz Is Free is making its way around the world! Besides being free to download on Smashwords and Book Funnel, you can … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Casanova, Gondolas, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged authors, books, charity, festivals, First Spritz Is Free, Free Gondola Ride, Italian history, Italian men, Italian women, italy, Little Italy, Marco Zecchin, murano, no grandi navi, san jose, Sarra Copia Sulam, Save Venice, seductive venice, venezia, Venice, Venice in Peril
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Dinner at Casanova’s
Okay, I know I baited you with that title. You expected me to tell you about one of the houses Casanova lived in in Venice. Alas, I am not in Venice at the moment, so Carmel in California will have … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Venice
Tagged California, Carmel, Casanova, food, Italian history, Italian men, italy, photos, ravioli, seductive venice, 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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Casanova Gets Two New Houses
Palazzo Zaguri, which has been under scaffolding for the last few years, is finally reopening–as a museum and exhibit space. It will also have a large library and bookstore. It’s located in Campo San Maurizio, not far from Campo Santo … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged authors, books, Ca' Pesaro, Campo San Maurizio, Casanova, history, Italian history, Italian men, italy, Lorenzo da Ponte, Monica Cesaroto, museo del vetro, museums, palace, Palazzo Zaguri, Pietro Zaguri, seductive venice, Supernova Edizioni, travel, Venetian architecture, venezia, Venice, Venice history, video, writing
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