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  • ‘History of My Life’ by Giacomo Casanova

    • June 19, 2017
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    When we mentioned to people that we were putting together a graphic novel on Casanova there was a certain amount of wink winking and nudge nudging. Casanova the archetypal womaniser is what comes to most people’s minds. And it is true, he was a man who was fascinated by love and love-making. In terms of
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  • Behind the mask in 18th-century Venice

    • December 3, 2022
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      An interesting article on the use and significance of Venetian masks, published by NOMA (New Orleans Museum of Art) in conjunction with their exhibition ‘A Life of Seduction: Venice in the 1700s’ – here.   ‘Casanova in Paris: The Shadows of the King’ is now freely available here. 27 long form articles on Casanova’s life
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  • Hide and seek

    • November 26, 2022
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      Much of the narrative of ‘Casanova in Paris: The Shadows of the King’ revolves around the machinations of two of Louis XV’s spymasters and these final pages of a sequence in which Gabrielle arranges a meeting with Casanova highlights pretty well the theme of hiding, seeking (and revealing) information.  The meeting is secret.  Gabrielle
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  • The Doge

    • November 19, 2022
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      The Doge of Venice was the Republic’s chief magistrate and ruler, the elected heir to a long and glorious tradition of rulership that was admired throughout Europe.  Until the advent of modern democracies one of the trickiest things to sort out in the governance of any state was organising a replacement ruler without either
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