It might be busy on the following dates, you’re strongly advised to book in advance.
Carnival time, immediately before the Christian celebration of Lent, forty days before Easter, ending on Shrove Tuesday (Martedì Grasso).
25th April San Marco, Festa del bòcolo (Feast of the rosebud)
Venice’s patron saint, St. Mark. Men traditionally give a single rosebud to the women they love. Just to give you an idea, look what they have organised last year.
25th April Liberation Day
Anniversary of the end of the Second World War and the end of the Nazi occupation of the country.
La Biennale di Venezia
International Art Exhibition, held every odd-numbered year from May to November. If you enjoy art, this is a must-see.
Festa della Sensa (Feast of the Ascension, Sensa in the Venetian language)
May 8th 2016 /May 9th 2016
May 25th 2017
Celebrated by the Republic of Venice, it commemorated two specific historical events; the first occurred on May 9th 1000, when the Doge Pietro II Orseolo rescued the denizens of Dalmatia imperiled by the Slavs. The second event took place in 1177 when the Doge Sebastiano Ziani, Pope Alexander III and the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick Barbarossa agreed to the Treaty of Venice which ended the long standing differences between the Pontificate and the Holy Roman Empire.
The ceremony of the Marriage of the Sea is a vital part of the festival. The Mayor of Venice takes on the traditional role performed by the Doge.
Festa del Redentore
It takes place the third Sunday of July, commemorating Venice’s deliverance from plague, back in 1576. It’s one one the most suggestive events to see.
Mostra Internazionale del Cinema, Venice International Film Festival
It takes place in late August or early September on the island of the Lido, Venice, Italy. The 72nd Festival starts September 2nd and ends September 12th. More info here.
Regata Storica (Regattas)
It’s held on the Grand Canal on the first Sunday in September.
November 21st Festa della Salute
It marks the end of the 1630 pestilence. The beautiful church, located on the Punta della Salute, was built as a sign of gratitude to the Virgin Mary. The project is by Baldassarre Longhena. It’s a religious feast, attended mainly by locals.
Charles Osgood nel suo libro La misura del significato ha sottoposto a un’indagine statistica un semplice gioco linguistico, assegnare a due nozioni distinte due aggettivi contrastanti tra loro, “liscio” o “ruvido”, “buono” o “cattivo”, “attivo” o “passivo”, “forte” o “debole”. Il risultato dell’esperimento ha confermato un accordo sorprendente fra le varie risposte, in uno spazio semantico collochiamo un concetto sempre in una matrice strutturata doppia, come accade nelle polarità di Yin e Yang in Cina o nel significato simbolico di luce e tenebre nella tradizione occidentale.
Secondo Ernest H. Gombrich gli artisti hanno avuto coscienza delle potenzialità espressive delle forme e del colore prima di successive teorizzazioni pittoriche, anticipando altre visioni. Cita come esempio un quadro di Lorenzo Lotto, L’Allegoria del Vizio e della Virtù, 1505.
I significati dei singoli elementi dell’allegoria non sono immediatamente decifrabili ma i rapporti discordanti fra le parti distinte del quadro sono chiari da subito.
Nella scena rappresentata, la distinzione è ben evidente, un satiro ubriaco alla nostra destra e il putto in carne a sinistra felice di giocare con un compasso – non mancano i riferimenti alle arti liberali – aritmetica geometria musica astronomia, i libri rimandano al sapere. Dietro di lui il sentiero luminoso è in salita, la fatica è visibile a tutti, in lontananza una figura alata, probabilmente l’azione futura del putto. In postazione centrale l’albero di Pallade con la cima mozzata, mentre la parte sinistra cresce rigogliosa, un ramo secco sta germogliando, sul tronco lo stemma araldico del vescovo de’ Rossi, scampato a un agguato.
A destra il satiro è disteso sull’erba verde al buio, stordito dalla colazione a base di vino, incurante del fatto che alle sue spalle una barca stia affondando. Sullo sfondo un cielo cupo che ricorda La Tempesta del Giorgione. Virtù e Vizio, luce e ombra, ping pong tra passato, presente e futuro, nessuna ninfa in vista.
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