"Piano nobile" in every sense, Palazzo Clary has played host to a parade of dignitaries throughout its five-century history. In a city of such singular beauty as Venice, it’s hard to know which way to ...

Venetian painting has long been famous, and so much has been commented on. Early in the nineteenth century, Hegel, who never got to Italy, offered some evocative notes. Later in that century, Walter ...

Facing the Grand Canal in the San Marco district, The Gritti Palace has front row seats to Venetian history. Built as a noble residence in 1475, the building has had many lives – home to ambassadors, ...