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Casanova and the affair of Giustiniana Wynne – part 3
- February 18, 2023
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No CommentsThe third of four posts on Casanova and the affair of Giustiniana Wynne. In the spring of 1757, now four years into the relationship, Andrea and Giustiniana began seeing each other again in secret but things weren’t the same, especially from Giustiniana’s perspective. What was there for her to look forward to? The future -
Victorian Venice
- February 11, 2023
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If you’re like me, you don’t need much of an excuse to immerse yourself in pictures of Venice. Here’s a simple but very effective idea. Why not collect together paintings to re-create a sense of what the city looked like at one particular period? ‘How Venice Looked to Victorian Travelers c1890’ does precisely that - -
Casanova and the affair of Giustiniana Wynne – part 2
- January 21, 2023
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The second of four posts on Casanova and the affair of Giustiniana Wynne. Central to the blossoming of the pair’s romance was the wealthy English merchant and voracious collector and dealer Consul Joseph Smith (for several years he had been the agent for Canaletto). He had been a friend of Sir Richard Wynne, knew
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