Venetian painting has long been famous, and so much has been commented on. Early in the nineteenth century, Hegel, who never got to Italy, offered some evocative notes. Later in that century, Walter ...

Murano glass is famous the world over for its history as well as the expert creations that artisans from the island make.

Long a city of aristocrats, luxury goods and trade, Venice has an amazing culture. Its fantasy-world atmosphere of elegant decay is like nowhere else in Europe. But with souvenir hawkers everywhere ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Denver and Venice may have certain, well, dissimilarities—but if Angelica Daneo, associate curator of ...

Visitors today flock to Venice to pay homage to the sumptuous textiles of the city’s sartorial reign. Liza Foreman explores an extraordinary legacy. From the San Marco tapestries to lace exhibits at a ...