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The DVD "Francesco's Venice" is about the history of Venice and the descendent of one of the oldest and most distinguished Venetian families. Francesco Da Mosto gives a fascinating insight into one of the most beautiful cities in the world and how it has been shaped through the ages. He explores hidden gardens, ascends secret staircases, and travels back in time to see the Doge's Palace, St Mark's Square, and the winged lion rise out of the mud. He revisits the golden age of Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, the 'Canalettos, casinos, and the clap' of the eighteenth century Grand Tour, and explains how Venice's magnificent art and architecture fuelled the building style of Europe before facing the city's latest threat: the sea.
The epic story of Venice, seen through the eyes of Francesco Da Mosto, descendent of one of the oldest and most distinguished Venetian families, whose ancestral history is inextricably intertwined with 'La Serenissima'. Francesco gives us a fascinating insight into one of the most beautiful cities in the
world: the places, events and people that have sculpted Venice through the ages. He explores hidden gardens, ascends secret staircases and, with the aid of expertly executed dramatic reconstructions, travels back in time to see the the Doge's Palace, St Mark's Square and the winged lion rise out of the mud.
He revisits the golden age of Titian, Veronese and Tintoretto; the 'Canalettos, casinos and the clap' of the eighteenth-century Grand Tour, and explains how Venice's magnificent art and architecture fuelled the building style of Europe before facing the city's latest threat: the sea.
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