From Brunelleschi’s ingenious design of the dome crowning the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, to the vast ceiling of the Sistine Chapel decorated with Michelangelo’s staggering frescoes, ...

The title of their gentility -- Not having the name of Palazzo -- To live nobile -- The mirror of ancient ladies -- The game of life -- A paradise of Venus -- Not one but many separate cities -- ...

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Venice is the greatest of museum cities, and it guards its monuments jealously. In fact, the city has largely resisted new architecture ever since the façade that closed the Piazza San Marco was built ...

Soar above the serene island of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, where the stunning Benedictine monastery and its majestic church designed by Palladio overlook the sparkling Venetian Lagoon. This ...