Google Translate gives us a damn sight funnier and less threatening version than the original curse on all parents that placed their infants on the foundling wheel. The carved plaque was originally adjacent and in clear sight of the desperate. It obliged them to pay (Click to read more)
The alley wall of the ritzy Metropole Hotel is a strange place to begin this blog feed about walking between life and death but all is not what it seems…(Click to read more)
The first ever Ghetto arose when the Jews were forced to move in the sixteenth century to the North Westerly corner of Venice from the island of Giudecca (which some historians imply was named after them). Ghetto (or Gheto) is the Venetian word for an iron foundry, where the Jewish quarter was built. The outer […]
Painting, collages, photographs by Alan Rogers Françoise Calcagno Art Studio, Venice. Opening 26 October 2013 at 18:00 The exhibition is open from 26th October – 15th November 2013. Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 – 14:00 or other times by appointment. Campo del Ghetto Novo 2918 Venezia Info (+39)0415246039 | www.calcagnoartstudio.com | calcagnoartstudio@gmail.com The Françoise Calcagno […]
