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  • Guardi

    • September 7, 2019
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    The artist Francesco Guardi (1712 to 1793) was one of Casanova’s Venetian contemporaries who recorded the world of what was at the time amongst the most diverse, exciting and sophisticated cities in the world.  Casanova’s brother himself was a celebrated painter and knew Guardi.  Anne Hanley writes a very accessible and informative article on his
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  • 1729 map of Venice

    • May 25, 2019
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      A great downloadable map of Venice from the Library of Congress (shows principal buildings, gardens, foot bridges, etc) - here.  Casanova would have been 4-years-old at the time this map was produced.   ‘Casanova in Paris: The Shadows of the King’ is freely available here. 27 long form articles on Casanova’s life and times are
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  • Casanova’s lottery

    • May 4, 2019
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    This transcript of the 2003 Nora and Edward Ryerson Lecture of the University of Chicago takes a close look at the Paris lottery that Casanova was instrumental in founding – here.   Casanova in Paris: The Shadows of the King’ is freely available here.  27 long form articles on Casanova’s life and times are freely available here.
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