Last month I spent a few days in Venice, city of stone and water.
Peter Ackroyd has written (
Venice: Pure City, Vintage Books, 2010), that "there has been a continuing association between Venice and the mirror".
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| View of Venice |
Ackroyd also writes: "Venice seems to have no foundations except reflections. Only its reflections are visible".
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| View of Grand Canal |
Nineteenth century American writer W. D. Howells wrote of Venice: "Never did a city seem so dream-like and unreal".
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| Portrait of Liz |
Rilke agreed: "this dream like city."
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| At the Biennale |
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I love Venice and would live there in a heart beat, but I wonder how much of the hype, from medieval times on, was due to Venice's own spin doctors. Think of the ceremonies out on the water, the gondolas and their gondoliers, the doge and his stunning costumes.. not to mention the architecture.
ReplyDeleteHello, your fotos are great and I, too, Love Venice.Your article also made me think of a book I enjoyed very much by Salley Vickers "Mrs Garnet's Angels".
ReplyDeleteVery best regards Martina
Hi Martina,
DeleteI like Sally Vickers but haven't read that book. But I will. Thanks for the tip.