The three main sources of Andrea Palladio‘s style were the architectural theorist of the 1st century B.C. Vitruvius, the classical building of Rome, and mathematics which governed proportions. How were this principles applied to Venice?

The American art collector Peggy Guggenheim moved into the 18th Century Palazzo Venier dei Leoni in 1949, and she filled it with her art treasures, consisting of a good number of the most representative examples of the major European and American modern art movements of the 19th century.

The Accademia Galleries is the definitive treasure house of Venetian painting. The museum displays the most significant collection of Venice art worldwide: a fascinating overview of more than 500 years of Venetian masterpieces characterized by colour and light.