ITALIAN
JOURNEYS
We include  San Marco but with a difference: in the evening, when closed to the public, with the mosaics illuminated

TOURS
2010
Insiders' Venice
Palladio, Veronese and Giorgione
March 7 - 12
2010
Secret Italy -
The Heart of the
Marches
June 6 - 12

INSIDERS’ VENICE  2010
Palladio Veronese Giorgione

March 7  - 12

John Hall’s ITALIAN JOURNEYS with VENICE IN PERIL

ATTENTION PLEASE !  We apologize for the lateness in offering this tour but  rather than miss the opportunity to see the  Giorgione exhibition at Castelfranco, which ends in March, we  hope to go ahead and that you will book without delay.

Venice in Peril
Appropriately, we have a special relationship with the Venice in Peril Fund, and included in the cost of each tour is a donation to VIP. 

This tour is an opportunity to experience the works of three of the greats of Venice’s Golden Age . Palladio, (1508 -1580 ) is probably the most influential architect who has ever lived. Veronese  (1528 -1588 ) matched the triumphant music of the period in St.Mark’s with his radiant celebratory canvases for the State and religious institutions . In contrast, Giorgione, ( 1477 -1510 ) is  the mysterious and innovative painter  of poetic mood, of  figures in landscapes and of sometimes enigmatic   portraits – small ,  framed paintings for the enjoyment of collectors – a major influence on Venetian and European painting.  2010 is the 500th anniversary of his death, which is being celebrated by an important exhibition  in his birthplace Castelfranco, including paintings from the Hermitage, the Pitti Palace, the National Gallery London, the  Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna and from the Accademia Venice  the famous Tempesta.  As Castelfranco, 56 km northwest of Venice, is also at the centre of the territory of Palladian villas , after spending the first three nights in Venice the tour will, for the last two nights, be based in Castelfranco.

 

ART HISTORIANS

Bruna Caruso      Wilma Barbieri

Tour Manager    John Hall and/or Patrizia Dowling
The Palladian cloister - Fondazione Giorgio Cini
The interior of St. Marks and right: the Palo d'oro
Giorgione, "Tempesta"
Veronese - "The feast in the house of Levi"

ITINERARY.

A definitive itinerary will be sent to participants  before the tour begins. Visits will include : S.Francesco della Vigna, S.Pietro in Castello , S.Giorgio Maggiore, the Redentore, the Salute, the Doge’s Palace, the Accademia Gallery, a private visit to St.Mark’s with the mosaics illuminated  ; the Villa La Malcontenta, Villa La Rotonda, Villa Barbaro at Maser,Villa Marcello at Levada, Santuario Monte Berico, Teatro Olimpico Vicenza, the Giorgione Exhibition at Castelfranco.
Paladian Villa, "Rotonda"