History Walks in Venice
History Walks in Venice
René Seindal
History Walks Venice is run by René Seindal. René is Danish by birth, but lives in Venice for fifteen years with Martina, his Venetian wife, and their two dogs Stella and Giubba. René has an M.A. in History and Italian, and a B.Sc. in computer science and math, both from the University of Copenhagen. He is also an authorized tour leader (accompagnatore turistico) in Italy.
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"Nobili al Cafè" (Nobles at the Cafè) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
Extract of Vasari, "Le vite de' più eelLe vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori, e architettori", related to Sanmicheli and the Fortress of Sant'Andrea.
Translation of a document from 1584 recounting the start of the plague of 1575, translated by René Seindal.
"Veduta del Campo de' Giesuiti" from the "Gran Teatro di Venezia", published by Domenico Lovisa, c. 1717.
"Loggietta" from the "Habiti d’huomeni et donne venetiane", published by Giacomo Franco, c. 1610.
"Veduta delle due Chiese di S. Nicolò e S. Giuseppe di Castello" from the "Gran Teatro di Venezia", published by Domenico Lovisa, c. 1717.
"Malamocco, Matemauco, Metemaucum" from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.
"La Piazza di S. Marco" from the "Gran Teatro di Venezia", published by Domenico Lovisa, c. 1717.
"Veduta della Chiesa di S. Giustina" from the "Gran Teatro di Venezia", published by Domenico Lovisa, c. 1717.
"Gran Consiglio" from the "Habiti d’huomeni et donne venetiane", published by Giacomo Franco, c. 1610.
About forty engravings from the early 1600s, with dresses, attires, ceremonies, feasts, regattas and much more.
"Veduta della Fondamenta della Croce di Venetia" from the "Gran Teatro di Venezia", published by Domenico Lovisa, c. 1717.