Art Of The Day Weekly
#362 - from 30 October 2014 to 5 November 2014
Soldiers on an altana, gelatin print, 1915-1918. Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia.
Venice on the watch
VENICE – In 1915, a year after its allies, Italy entered the war against Germany. Venice, being very close to the Austrian border, protected itself. The construction sites aimed at protecting men and the heritage of the Serenissima are unveiled to us through 350 documents, photos and stamps of the time. Military exercices on the traditional wood terraces (altane), sand bags stacked in front of the churches and basilicas, the statue of Colleoni (by Verrocchio) moved away or the frescoes by Tintoretto at the Scuola Grande di San Rocco: all these efforts were justified by shelling at the beginning of 1918- of which 300 bombs during the night of 27 February alone.
• Venezia si difende at the Casa dei Tre Oci, from 13 September to 8 December 2014.