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Our Favorite Tintorettos in Venice
Related Tours Museums and ChurchesOff the beaten path A Venetian by birth, Jacopo Tintoretto lived and worked in his city for his entire life, and many of his works are still visible in the churches and museums of Venice. To celebrate the 5th centenary of his birth (sometime between late 1518 and early 1519), special… -
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The Heart of a Doge in Saint Mark’s Basilica
Related Tours Venice 101 The history of Venice and its Republic can't be understood without discussing the figure of the doge, its most important public figure. The doge was strictly chosen among the members of the noble class, and elected by the Maggior Consiglio or Major Council through a complicate political rite designed in order…
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