Sentences with phrase «century venetian»

A beautiful pair of serpentine shaped 18th century Venetian wall - mounted consoles in a fantastic rich brown walnut wood with gilt accents ending with two side cabriole legs joined at th...

On the opposite side of the great room, 19th - century Venetian dining chairs and a reproduction Venetian table join a small seating group.

Built in 1902, the museum is modeled after a 15th century Venetian palazzo.

Improbably, it was in a 15th - century Venetian palazzo that gallery owner Dominique Lévy first encountered...

Estes admired the early 20th - century photographer Atget and 18th - century Venetian vedute (view) painters such as Canaletto and Bellotto.

The most recent homage to it, When Attitudes Become Form: Bern 1969 / Venice 2013, features an almost 1:1 reconstruction of the show's original floor plan in an eighteenth century Venetian palazzo.

What is the relation between the sparse vocabulary that is the hallmark of conceptual art and the material excess that 18th century Venetian culture offers?

Curated by Matteo Mottin, the installation explored friendship and death inspired by the peculiar link between the 16th Century Venetian masters Giorgione and Titian.

Highlights from an outstanding selection of exhibitions include Master Draughtsmen of the Venetian Settecento: Drawings by Tiepolo at Stephen Ongpin Fine Art; a «once in a lifetime» exhibition of 22 drawings by the great 18th century Venetian masters, Giambattista and Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, including studies for Giambattista's renowned ceiling frescos.

One could also link her art to the opposing convention of colorito, a term usually applied to 16th - century Venetian painting in which color is employed in a dominant manner, for sensual expressive purposes and as an important compositional element.

There is a surprise also in store for visitors to the 18th - century Venetian view specialist, Charles Beddington's gallery in Saville Row.

But what would be definitely unfamiliar to the 16th century Venetian would be a Third Wave feminist eroticism that asks not to be objectified but to be empathized with.

Rooted in a fascination with fifteenth century Venetian and early Flemish painting, and inflected by the formal restraint and reduced palette of Minimalism, Simpson has developed a distinctive, darkly comedic artistic vocabulary with which to create works that move beyond their subject matter to question the nature of painting itself.

Most of the paintings in the collection have been hailed as the work of the 16th - century Venetian genius and then debunked

From the 1650s onwards, Giordano travelled extensively in Italy and absorbed the ideas of other schools of painting, most notably that of Pietro da Cortona and such 16th century Venetian masters as Titian and Veronese.

An exhibition running until the 17 April re-examines the use of gold in the religious works of the 15th century Venetian painter Michele Giambono.

Although this work — which originates in his intense interest in the infamy of religious history and in particular to the renegade medieval philosopher Giordano Bruno — is contemporary, its main influences originate from 15th century Venetian and early Flemish painting.

I will never forget Gabriel, one night at a raucous meeting of painters on the Lower East Side, speaking about a gentle little composition with a few figures in a rococo interior by the eighteenth - century Venetian figure painter Longhi.

Pleasantly furnished in 18th century Venetian style and decorated with Murano glass chandeliers and precious tiled floors, they provide all comforts: air - conditioning / heating, LCD flat - screen TV, telephone, minibar, desk, wardrobe, private bathroom with shower (or bathtub, if available) and hairdryer.

After watching the sun set at Maslinica bay, check out the island's peppering of stylish beach clubs, seaside bars, and open - air restaurants — then drop your bags at the Heritage Hotel Martinis - Marchi, built inside an 18th - century Venetian fort - castle and ideally situated for those who want to explore Šolta's ancient villages and crystal - clear bays.

Standing atop a hill in the centre of the village is a 13th century Venetian castle which provides glorious views of the town and surrounding area.

Not exact matches

The BRI is a huge, epochal, lucrative and open - ended Eurasian project people have dreamed about ever since that Venetian nobleman and trader (Marco Polo) showed the way to Serenissima's riches in the late 13th century.

There, visitors learn of Venetian traders who brought diamonds to Europe from India, once the world's only known source, eventually establishing a permanent presence in this once - important trade centre by the 15th century.

In its last centuries as capital of the Byzantine Empire, it was not only the holy city of the Orthodox world, dedicated to the Mother of God, but also a cosmopolitan trading centre, with Venetian, Genoese, Muslim, Jewish, Slav and Avar inhabitants.

Nicolo Conti, a Venetian Merchant from Italy who visited India in the 15th century wrote that he visited Mylapore where he found thousand Nestorians and these Nestorians are «scattered all over India as the Jews among them.»

In addition to Spanish and Portuguese Jews, Italy has been host to many Sephardi Jews from the eastern Mediterranean, Dalmatia and many of the Greek islands, where there were large Jewish communities and for several centuries they were part of the Venetian Republic.

A few centuries after the Venetian empire dwindled the British empire rose using the same blueprint.

Venetian trader and explorer Marco Polo said that one of the most surprising sights during his travels through Asia in the 13th century was the Chinese practice of burning a strange, black rock for heat — and the mountains along the Silk Road that smoldered due to underground coal fires, like the ones burning throughout the country today.

The frequency of storm surges — known by Venetians as «Acqua Alta» — is expected to drop 30 percent by the end of this century.

Our elegant Lucianna collection features a traditional damask motif originally produced for Venetian royalty in the 15th century.

This type of lace cloth is traditionally applied for creating luxurious outfits — since the Middle Ages and throughout the centuries, its various forms (Cluny lace, Venetian lace) have been used for exquisite outfits of nobility.

The core story is set in Venice in the sixteenth century, when the famed makers of Venetian glass were perfecting one of the old world's most wondrous inventions: the mirror.

A break comes when an art dealer obtains for him a commission to restore a Venetian palace fresco by the eighteenth - century master Tiepolo, for a disreputable Italian businessman.

«Much of the architecture dates to the Venetian occupation in the early 18th century, including the high castle «Palamidi» towering above, and the island fortress called «Bourtzi» used as a prison, a palace for officials, and then a luxury hotel just off shore.

The city is situated in the marshy Venetian Lagoon which stretches along the shoreline, between the mouths of the Po and Piave rivers and derives its name from the ancient Veneti people who lived in the area around the 10th century BC.

The gorgeous city of Chania Town, which was the Cretan capital for centuries, is built around a beautiful Venetian harbour.

This afternoon, visit an artisan studio to get a hands - on introduction to the centuries - old art of Venetian mask making.

As a grand finale, explore restored Dubrovnik, which became a major maritime power after breaking with the Venetian Republic in the 14th century.

Piran's architecture and style resembles an Italian coastal town, as it was part of the Venetian Empire for 500 years, until the end of the 18th century.

One of the island's main attractions is the extraordinary Venetian neo-Gothic style villa, designed by the architect Luigi Rovelli at the beginning of the 20th century.

The main square, Piazza dei Martiri, boasts lovely gardens and 16th to 20th century buildings with typical Venetian porticoes.

The furniture is mainly in Venetian 18th century style.

Charming 6 - story Hotel dating from the 19th century with two wings reflecting French and Venetian - style interiors...

This fascinating private collection of rare and antique navigation instruments resides in a tower - shaped house and features among its many exhibits eighteenth - century telescopes of Venetian origin, a selection of compasses, solar clocks and marine chronometers from different maritime eras and an impressive planetarium cast in brass.

The tradition of wearing masks began centuries ago, as it allowed the rich and poor Venetians to mix anonymously.

One of its main attractions is the extraordinary Venetian neo-Gothic style villa, designed by the architect Luigi Rovelli at the beginning of the 20th century.

The hotel's 19th - century façade is matched by the Old World opulence interior, which is defined by Venetian furniture and patterned period wallpaper.

Our accommodations are a converted 17th century palazzo in the charming Venetian old port.

The furniture is mainly in Venetian 18th century style but water, gas, electricity and telephone systems are all modern and independent.

Designed to make guests feel «temporarily Venetian'this 16th century former residence captures the sophisticated charm, magic and beauty of the city.