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Frescoes
of Palazzo Spinelli Guidotti
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Paintings,
frescoes, and decorations still remain today on the facades
of houses and palaces in our cities, and tourists who visit our
historical centres can suddenly discover the beautiful colours
that used to cover the buildings of the Region. For people
who
want to visit building exteriors, we can suggest Asolo, Bassano
del Grappa, Castelfranco Veneto, Oderzo, Conegliano, Portobuffolè and
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Giambattista
Tiepolo
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In the interiors of palaces, churches and
villas
it is still possible
to see cycles of frescoes realized by the Veneto's foremost
artists: Giambattista Zelotti, Paolo Veronese,
Bernardino India, Jacopo Guarana, Anselmo Canera and Giambattista Tiepolo,
the undisputed interpreter of the XVIII century. His masterpieces
are in Venice (Palazzo Labia, Chiesa dei Gesuati, Ca' Rezzonico,
etc.), in Vicenza (Villa Valmarana ai Nani, Villa Cordellina
and Villa Loschi Zileri dal Verme), in Strà (Villa
Pisani), in Padova (Chiesa di San Massimo) and in other locations
in
Italy and abroad. In order to appreciate the most significant
moments of painting in
the Veneto
and to discover the fascinating colours of our masters, visits to collections
in museums and art galleries which testify the rich variety in production can
be arranged.
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The
Tempest
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The
following museums are just a sample of those available to us:
the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice, a fundamental
stop for scholars fond of the arts; the Museo Correr in
Saint Mark's Square, in order to comprehend the evolution of
Venetian painting; the Museo Bailo in Treviso, one of
the most interesting picture galleries in the Veneto; the Civic
Museum of Vicenza in the Chiericati Palace, one of the
most fascinating buildings by Palladio; and the Museo di Castelvecchio in
Verona that collects examples of local painting and masterpieces
from the International Gothic
style. Private palaces and historical houses offer
works and paintings owned by devotees and great patrons,
special and unique collections like those at Palazzo Thiene and Palazzo
Leoni Montanari in Vicenza, Palazzo Minucci De Carlo in
Vittorio Veneto, and, in Venice, Ca' Pesaro and the Peggy
Guggenheim Collection - one of the best collections of
XX century painting.
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