Venice Carnival

The famous Venice Carnival resisted since the Middle Ages to the Napoleonic invasion. It has never regained the spontaneity and greatness of that time.

O famoso Carnaval de Veneza resistiu da Idade Média à invasão Napoleónica. Posteriormente nunca mais teve a mesma espontaneidade e grandeza.

François Flameng (1852-1923)-‘the Carnival, Venice’

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1727-1804)-‘the minuet’-1756

Pietro Longhi (1702-1785)-‘foyer (il ridotto)’    Venezia-Galleria di Palazzo Leoni Montanari

Giuseppe Ponga (1856-1925)-‘masked ball in St Marks square, Venice’

Giuseppe Ponga (1856-1925)-‘masked ball in St Marks square at café Florian, Venice’