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Palazzo Querini Stampalia (Venice)
There are several entries linked with the family name of Querini Stampalia: *Fondazione Querini Stampalia, a cultural institution in Venice, Italy * Pinacoteca Querini Stampalia, an art collection and museum in Venice, Italy *Astypalaia Astypalaia (Greek: Αστυπάλαια, ), is a Greek island with 1,334 residents (2011 census). It belongs to the Dodecanese, an archipelago of fifteen major islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea. The island is long, wide at the most, and ... or ''Stampalia'', a Greek island where the name ''Querini Stampalia'' originated See also * Quirinus (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fondazione Querini Stampalia
The Fondazione Querini Stampalia is a cultural institution in Venice, Italy, founded in 1869 at the behest of the last descendant of the Venetian Querini Stampalia family, Conte Giovanni Querini (Count John Querini). Architect Carlo Scarpa designed interior, exterior, and garden elements and spaces on the ground floor of the historic building. Location The foundation is located in the Palazzo Querini Stampalia and includes living quarters, an archive, a library, and a museum of paintings and furnishings, the Pinacoteca Querini Stampalia. Located just South of the Church of Santa Maria Formosa in the sestiere Castello, the Foundation is open to the public for academic research. Paolo Monti - Servizio fotografico (Venezia, 1963) - BEIC 6328671.jpg, Entrance Paolo Monti - Servizio fotografico (Venezia, 1963) - BEIC 6337242.jpg, Atrium Paolo Monti - Servizio fotografico (Venezia, 1963) - BEIC 6337243.jpg, Interior Paolo Monti - Servizio fotografico (Venezia, 1963) - BEIC 63372 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinacoteca Querini Stampalia
The Pinacoteca Querini Stampalia is an art collection and museum in Venice, Italy. Situated inside the Palazzo Querini Stampalia, in the sestiere of Castello, on the left bank of the Grand Canal, it includes famous paintings as a ''self- portrait'' and ''Adam and Eve'' by Palma Giovane, a ''Sacra Conversazione'' by Palma Vecchio and a ''Madonna and Child'' by Bernardo Strozzi. It also holds prized drawings by Giovanni Bellini, Raphael, Paolo Veronese, Titian, and Tintoretto. The picture gallery is displayed within twenty rooms on the second floor of the palace which also contains furniture, a large public library, porcelains and musical instruments, along with works by artists ranging from the 14th-18th century. History The palazzo was renovated from its original state before the 1960s. From 1961–1963, Carlo Scarpa restored parts of the building, while changing others. Scarpa created a series of islands, and allowed the water to come into the lobby space. He also restored the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astypalaia
Astypalaia (Greek: Αστυπάλαια, ), is a Greek island with 1,334 residents (2011 census). It belongs to the Dodecanese, an archipelago of fifteen major islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea. The island is long, wide at the most, and covers an area of 97 km2."Astypalaia" in ''The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 651. Along with numerous smaller uninhabited offshore islets (the largest of which are Sýrna and Ofidoussa), it forms the Municipality of Astypalaia, which is part of the Kalymnos regional unit. The municipality has an area of 114.077 km2. The capital and the previous main harbour of the island is Astypalaia or Chora, as it is called by the locals. Name Astypalea was believed to be named after Astypalaea, an ancient Greek mythological figure. The island is known in Italian as ''Stampalia'' and in Ottoman Turkish as ''İstanbulya'' (استانبوليه) Geography The coasts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
