Ep 24: San Marco - Venetian Renaissance

The Italian Renaissance Podcast - Een podcast door Lawrence Gianangeli - Dinsdagen

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Send us a textThe foundational myths and stories of Venice revolve around the importance of Saint Mark the Evangelist and Venetian relations to Alexandria. In this discussion, we sort through the stories about the theft of his body, the construction of his basilica, and how this influences art and society in Renaissance Venice - namely in painting. Through Gentile and Giovanni Bellini, and Tintoretto, paintings of the legend of Saint Mark and the link to Alexandria gives us a means to read Ve...

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