Art History Tours in Venice
The Frari church and the Scuola Grande di San Rocco - Tour 13
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Tour description:
Discover with your guide the beauties of the amazing Gothic church of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, located in one of the smallest districts of Venice, called San Polo. The church houses a range of works of art from the 1300s to the late 1800s, among which the most famous one is the Assumption by Titian, commissioned by the Franciscan fathers for the main altar. Do not miss the nearby Scuola Grande di San Rocco, where you will admire the works of Jacopo Robusti, nicknamed Tintoretto. His large canvases cover the interior of the whole building. Learn how he obtained the commission to decorate the Scuola Grande in a sly way!
The visit includes:
A visit to the Frari church.
A visit to the Scuola Grande di San Rocco.
Costs:
The guided tour costs 160,00 Euro for small parties and families up to 8 people.
Entrance to the church: 5,00 Euro per person. You must dress appropriately to enter the church.
Entrance to the Scuola: full price tickets 10,00 Euro per person, reduced tickets 7,50 Euro
per person.
Duration: 2 Hours
The Accademia museum - Tour 14
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Tour description:
Venice's Academy Museum is an unforgettable museum that showcases the city's art development from the 1300s to the late 1700s. The museum features a collection of paintings from various cultural periods. Guests can admire the best of the art from demolished churches, suppressed brotherhoods, and donations. The museum follows the development of different styles and techniques, from Byzantine to Gothic, from Renaissance to Mannerism, and from the 1600s to the flourishing 1700s. The collection includes outstanding works by Venetian artists like Giovanni Bellini, Giorgione, Tiziano, Tintoretto, and Veronese. A guided tour of the museum offers a unique insight into the characteristics of Venetian art and the city's rich history.
The visit will include:
Visit to the Academy museum.
Costs:
The guided tour costs 160,00 Euro for small parties and families up to 8 people.
Costs of the tickets: full price 12,00 Euro per person, booking fee 1,50 Euro per person.
During temporary exhibitions, the ticket price is subject to change.
Duration: 2 Hours
Peggy Guggenheim Collection - Tour 15
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Tour description:
Peggy Guggenheim, the granddaughter of a wealthy American businessman, founded the Guggenheim Museum of Modern Art in Venice. She gathered art from Europe and America from 1938 to 1946 before settling in Venice. In the 1950s, she bought Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, an 18th-palace along the Grand Canal, where she lived for three decades. Her collection includes paintings and sculptures from vanguard movements by pre- and post-war American painters, including Picasso, Braque, Kandinsky, Balla, Duchamp, Dali, and Ernst. Guggenheim supported some of the best artists' careers, including Jackson Pollock, who revolutionized contemporary art and developed Abstract Expressionism. Today, the Guggenheim Museum is considered one of the most important museums of European and American art of the 20th century.
The visit includes:
Visit to the Guggenheim museum.
Costs:
The guided tour costs 160,00 Euro for small parties and families up to 8 people.
Costs of the tickets: full price 16,00 Euro per person, reductions 14,00 Euro per person.
Duration: 2 Hours
Ca' Rezzonico Palace - Tour 16
Tour description:
Ca' Rezzonico is an impressive and elegant palace in the district of Dorsoduro, showcasing 18th century Venetian life and history. Designed by architect Baldassare Longhena in baroque style, the palace was sold to the Rezzonico family, who engaged Giorgio Massari to complete it. The palace features a large ballroom and exquisite decorations, making it one of the most coveted ones in the area.
You will admire works of art by important artists of the 18th century, including Giacomo and Giandomenico Tiepolo frescoes, Pietro Longhi's paintings, and Rosalba Carriera's miniature portraits. The palace also houses tapestries, furniture, sculptures, chandeliers, and porcelain collections, reflecting the family's luxury during the last decades of Venice's independence.
The visit includes:
Visit to the Ca’ Rezzonico museum.
Costs:
The guided tour costs 160,00 Euro for small parties and families up to 8 people.
Costs of the tickets: full price 10,00 Euro per person, reductions 7,50 Euro per person.
Duration: 2 Hours