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The list of things named Venetian is quite extensive. Venetian generally describes anything from or related to the

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

city of

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...

, or the

Veneto Veneto (, ; vec, Vèneto ) or Venetia is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about five million, ranking fourth in Italy. The region's capital is Venice while the biggest city is Verona. Veneto was part of the Roman Empire unt ...

region (of which Venice is the capital), or of the

Republic of Venice The Republic of Venice ( vec, Repùblega de Venèsia) or Venetian Republic ( vec, Repùblega Vèneta, links=no), traditionally known as La Serenissima ( en, Most Serene Republic of Venice, italics=yes; vec, Serenìsima Repùblega de Venèsia, ...

(697–1797), a historical nation in that area. The term may also refer to the

Venetian language Venetian, wider Venetian or Venetan ( or ) is a Romance language spoken natively in the northeast of Italy,Ethnologue mostly in the Veneto region, where most of the five million inhabitants can understand it. It is sometimes spoken and often ...

, a

Romance language The Romance languages, sometimes referred to as Latin languages or Neo-Latin languages, are the various modern languages that evolved from Vulgar Latin. They are the only extant subgroup of the Italic languages in the Indo-European languages, I ...

spoken mostly in the Veneto region. The term Venetian may also mean from or related to the American city of

Venice, Florida Venice is a city in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The city includes what locals call "Venice Island", a portion of the mainland that is accessed via bridges over the artificially created Intracoastal Waterway. The city is located in Sou ...

, in

Sarasota County Sarasota County is a county located in Southwest Florida. At the 2020 US census, the population was 434,006. Its county seat is Sarasota and its largest city is North Port. Sarasota County is part of the North Port–Sarasota–Bradenton, FL m ...

. There are many concept names that use the term "Venetian" in those general senses, such as

Venetian cuisine Venetian cuisine, from the city of Venice, Italy or more widely from the region of Veneto, has a centuries-long history and differs significantly from other cuisines of northern Italy (notably Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtir ...

, Venetian music, Venetian grammar, etc. There are however many concepts where "Venetian" has a special sense that cannot be deduced form the general ones. There are also many people, buildings, and works of art with "Venetian" in their name.

Special senses

History

Venetian seaside properties in Montenegro 1448

Venetian Albania Venetian Albania ( vec, Albania vèneta, it, Albania Veneta, Serbian and Montenegrin: Млетачка Албанија / ''Mletačka Albanija'', ) was the official term for several possessions of the Republic of Venice in the southeastern Adr ...

(1392–1797), dominion of the Republic of Venice in present south Montenegro and north Albania *Venetian Crete, the

Kingdom of Candia The Realm or Kingdom of Candia ( Venetian: ''Regno de Càndia'') or Duchy of Candia ( Venetian: ''Dogado de Càndia'' ) was the official name of Crete during the island's period as an overseas colony of the Republic of Venice, from the initial V ...

(1212–1669), a colony of the Republic of Venice *

Venetian Crusade The Venetian Crusade of 1122–1124 was an expedition to the Holy Land launched by the Republic of Venice that succeeded in capturing Tyre. It was an important victory at the start of a period when the Kingdom of Jerusalem would expand to its ...

(1122–1124) by the Republic of Venice to the Holy Land *

Venetian Dalmatia Venetian Dalmatia ( la, Dalmatia Veneta) refers to parts of Dalmatia under the rule of the Republic of Venice, mainly from the 15th to the 18th centuries. Dalmatia was first sold to Venice in 1409 but Venetian Dalmatia was not fully consolidated f ...

(1400–1797), dominion of the Republic of Venice in present Croatia *Venetian ducat, a gold

ducat The ducat () coin was used as a trade coin in Europe from the later Middle Ages from the 13th to 19th centuries. Its most familiar version, the gold ducat or sequin containing around of 98.6% fine gold, originated in Venice in 1284 and gained wi ...

coin issued by the Republic of Venice from 1284 to 1797 *

Venetian grosso The Venetian grosso (plural grossi) is a silver coin first introduced in Republic of Venice, Venice in 1193 under Doge of Venice, doge Enrico Dandolo. It originally weighed 2.18 grams, was composed of 98.5% pure silver, and was valued at 26 . ...

, a silver coin minted by the Republic of Venice in 1193 *

Venetian Interdict The Venetian Interdict of 1606 and 1607 was the expression in terms of canon law, by means of a papal interdict, of a diplomatic quarrel and confrontation between the Papal Curia and the Republic of Venice, taking place in the period from 1605 to 1 ...

, a Papal decree placing sanctions on the Republic of Venice in 1605–1607 *

Venetian lira The lira (plural ''lire'') was the distinct currency of Venice until 1848, when it was replaced by the Italian lira. It originated from the Carolingian monetary system used in much of Western Europe since the 8th century CE, with the ''lira'' subd ...

, a currency of the Republic of Venice issued from 953 to 1807 *

Venetian rule in the Ionian Islands The Ionian Islands were an overseas possession of the Republic of Venice from the mid-14th century until the late 18th century. The conquest of the islands took place gradually. The first to be acquired was Cythera and the neighboring islet ...

(1361–1797), by the Republic of Venice *

Venetian Province The Venetian Province ( vec, Provinsa Veneta, german: Provinz Venedig) was the name of the territory of the former Republic of Venice ceded by the French First Republic to the Habsburg monarchy under the terms of the 1797 Treaty of Campo Formio t ...

, a historical province (1797–1815), the former territory of the Republic of Venice *Venetian rule or Venetocracy (''Βενετοκρατία'', ''Venetokratia''), the period of Venetian rule in Greece (1212–1669); see

Frankokratia The ''Frankokratia'' ( el, Φραγκοκρατία, la, Francocratia, sometimes anglicized as Francocracy, "rule of the Franks"), also known as ''Latinokratia'' ( el, Λατινοκρατία, la, Latinocratia, "rule of the Latins") and ...

Geography

Venetian Ghetto The Venetian Ghetto was the area of Venice in which Jews were forced to live by the government of the Venetian Republic. The English word ''ghetto'' is derived from the Jewish ghetto in Venice. The Venetian Ghetto was instituted on 29 March 151 ...

, the Venice borough where Jews were segregated in 1516; origin of word "ghetto" *

Venetian Hills Venetian Hills is an official neighborhood in southwest Atlanta, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Its 2010 population was 3,790. It is bordered: * on the north by Cascade Avenue/Road SW, Avon Avenue SW, and the Bush Mountain neighborhood * on the ...

, a neighborhood in southwest Atlanta (GA), USA. *Venetian islands, in the Venetian Lagoon south of Venice *

Venetian Islands, Florida The Venetian Islands are a chain of artificial islands in Biscayne Bay in the cities of Miami and Miami Beach, Florida. The islands are, from west to east: Biscayne Island (Miami), San Marco Island (Miami), San Marino Island (Miami Beach), D ...

(USA), artificial islands between Miami and Miami Beach *

Venetian Isles, New Orleans Venetian Isles () is a neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. It is located on the western shore of the Chef Menteur Pass on the northern side of U.S. Highway 90. Legally a part of the city, Venetian Isles is separated from the bulk of the deve ...

(''Îles Vénetiennes''), a neighborhood of the city in Louisiana, USA * Venetian Lagoon, the shallow bay on the south side of Venice *

Venetian Plain The Venetian Plain, or Venetian-Friulian Plain ( it, Pianura Veneta or ) is a major geographical feature of Italy. It extends approximately from the River Adige to the River Isonzo, in a southwest-to-northeast direction, including almost all the ...

, the flatlands in the Veneto and Friuli regions of Italy *Venetian Slavia or ''

Slavia Friulana Slavia Friulana, which means Friulian Slavia ( sl, Beneška Slovenija), is a small mountainous region in northeastern Italy and it is so called because of its Slavic population which settled here in the 8th century AD. The territory is located in ...

'', a Slovenian-speaking enclave in the Friuli region of Italy *

Venetian Village, Illinois Venetian Village is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 2,761. Geography Venetian Village is located in northwestern Lake County at (42.398871, -88.047845), in the so ...

, a census division in Lake County (IL), USA; about 2900 hab in 2010

Styles of arts and crafts

Venetian raised point lace (square cropped)

Venetian glass Venetian glass () is glassware made in Venice, typically on the island of Murano near the city. Traditionally it is made with a soda–lime "metal" and is typically elaborately decorated, with various "hot" glass-forming techniques, as well as ...

, artistic glass objects from the island of Murano in Venice's bay *

Venetian Gothic architecture Venetian Gothic is the particular form of Italian Gothic architecture typical of Venice, originating in local building requirements, with some influence from Byzantine architecture, and some from Islamic architecture, reflecting Venice's trading ...

, a building style developed in Venice in the 1300s *Venetian needle lace, also Venetian point or point de Venise, a type of lace with floral motifs, popular in the 1600s *

Venetian painting Venetian painting was a major force in Italian Renaissance painting and beyond. Beginning with the work of Giovanni Bellini (c. 1430–1516) and his brother Gentile Bellini (c. 1429–1507) and their workshops, the major artists of the Venetian ...

, a major tradition in

Italian Renaissance painting Italian Renaissance painting is the painting of the period beginning in the late 13th century and flourishing from the early 15th to late 16th centuries, occurring in the Italian Peninsula, which was at that time divided into many political stat ...

Venetian polychoral style The Venetian polychoral style was a type of music of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras which involved spatially separate choirs singing in alternation. It represented a major stylistic shift from the prevailing polyphonic writing of the ...

, a style of choral music from the Baroque and Renaissance *

Venetian Renaissance The Venetian Renaissance had a distinct character compared to the general Italian Renaissance elsewhere. The Republic of Venice was topographically distinct from the rest of the city-states of Renaissance Italy as a result of their geographic locat ...

, a period in Venetian history that covered the 15th and 16th centuries *

Venetian Renaissance architecture Venetian Renaissance architecture began rather later than in Florence, not really before the 1480s, and throughout the period mostly relied on architects imported from elsewhere in Italy. The city was very rich during the period, and prone to fire ...

, a style of buildings originated in Venice around 1480 *

Venetian school (art) Venetian painting was a major force in Italian Renaissance painting and beyond. Beginning with the work of Giovanni Bellini (c. 1430–1516) and his brother Gentile Bellini (c. 1429–1507) and their workshops, the major artists of the Venetian ...

, a style of painting starting in the 1400s *

Venetian School (music) In music history, the Venetian School was the body and work of composers working in Venice from about 1550 to around 1610, many working in the Venetian polychoral style. The Venetian polychoral compositions of the late sixteenth century were am ...

, style and composers in Venice from 1550 to 1610

Objects and products

Architecture and furniture

* Venetian arch, a usually pointed arch with a band wider at the peak than at the spring *Venetian blind, or Venetian, a common type of

window blind A window blind is a type of window covering. There are many different kinds of window blinds which use a variety of control systems. A typical window blind is made up of several long horizontal or vertical slats of various types of hard mate ...

similar to Persian blind *Venetian curtain, a type of theater

front curtain A front curtain, also known as a (front-of-)house curtain, act curtain, grand drape, main curtain or drape, proscenium curtain, or main rag is the stage curtain or curtains at the very front of a theatrical stage, separating it from the house. Th ...

*Venetian dentil, an architectural ornament; a type of

dentil A dentil (from Lat. ''dens'', a tooth) is a small block used as a repeating ornament in the bedmould of a cornice. Dentils are found in ancient Greek and Roman architecture, and also in later styles such as Neoclassical, Federal, Georgian Reviv ...

* Venetian door, a door with narrow sidelights, like a Venetian window * Venetian carpet, a type of inexpensive carpet *

Venetian window A Venetian window (also known as a Serlian window) is a large tripartite window which is a key element in Palladian architecture. Although Sebastiano Serlio (1475–1554) did not invent it, the window features largely in the work of the Italian a ...

, a type of window with arched top flanked by two narrow sidelights

Utensils, materials, plants

* Venetian ball, a ball of glass with enclosed objects, often used as paperweight *Venetian blind shades or

shutter shades Shutter shades, also known as slatted shades, louvered shades, or Venetian blind shades are sunglasses that, instead of having darkened lenses, have horizontal slats similar to window shutters, which are an integral part of the frame. The sh ...

, sunglasses with horizontal slats instead of lenses * Venetian chalk, a white compact talc or steatite used especially for marking on cloth *Venetian mask, a special variety traditionally worn in the

Carnival of Venice The Carnival of Venice ( it, Carnevale di Venezia) is an annual festival held in Venice, Italy. The carnival ends on Shrove Tuesday (''Martedì Grasso'' or Mardi Gras), which is the day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday. The festival is w ...

*Venetian plaster, a type of

polished plaster Polished plaster is a term for the finish of some plasters and for the description of new and updated forms of traditional Italian plaster finishes. The term covers a whole range of decorative plaster finishes, from the very highly polished Venetian ...

including marble dust *Venetian pearl, an

imitation pearl Imitation pearls are man-made ''faux'' pearls. They are not to be confused with cultured pearls, which are real pearls created through artificial intervention. Materials used to create imitation pearls include glass, plastic, and mollusc shells ...

made of solid glass *

Venetian-style shoe Venetian-style shoes or Venetian-style loafers are mid-heel slippers with an upper or top part that is slightly open to the kick of the foot and the ankle bone. The venetian-style shoe and its lack of ornamentation contrasts with the loafer whi ...

, or Venetian loafer, a plain mid-heel slipper * Venetian soap, made with olive oil *Venetian sumac or smoke tree ('' Cotinus abovatus'') * Venetian swell, a swell organ with blinds patterned closing the swell box

Colors, pigments, and varnishes

Bramsche - Tuchmachermuseum - Garnrolle 01

*Venetian blue, same as

cobalt blue Cobalt blue is a blue pigment made by sintering cobalt(II) oxide with aluminum(III) oxide (alumina) at 1200 °C. Chemically, cobalt blue pigment is cobalt(II) oxide-aluminium oxide, or cobalt(II) aluminate, CoAl2O4. Cobalt blue is lighter ...

Venetian ceruse Venetian ceruse, also known as ''blanc de ceruse de Venise'' and Spirits of Saturn, was a 16th-century cosmetic used as a skin whitener. It was in great demand and considered the best available at the time, supposedly containing the best quality ...

, a lead-based white cosmetic face paint used in the 1600s and 1700s * Venetian green, a bluish dark green color *Venetian lake, a red painter's pigment or shade or

carmine (color) Carmine color is the general term for some deep red colors that are ''very slightly'' purplish but are generally ''slightly'' closer to red than the color crimson is. Some rubies are colored the color shown below as ''rich carmine''. The deep ...

Venetian red Venetian red is a light and warm (somewhat unsaturated) pigment that is a darker shade of red, derived from nearly pure ferric oxide (Fe2O3) of the hematite type. Modern versions are frequently made with synthetic red iron oxide. Historically, ...

, a painter's pigment * Venetian rose, a shade of pink * Venetian scarlet, a shade of red *

Venetian turpentine Venetian often means from or related to: * Venice, a city in Italy * Veneto, a region of Italy * Republic of Venice (697–1797), a historical nation in that area Venetian and the like may also refer to: * Venetian language, a Romance language s ...

or Venice turpentine, an artists' varnish from larch (''

Larix decidua ''Larix decidua'', the European larch, is a species of larch native to the mountains of central Europe, in the Alps and Carpathian Mountains as well as the Pyrenees, with disjunct lowland populations in northern Poland and southern Lithuania. It ...

'') resin * Venetian white, a painter's pigment, mix of lead white and barium sulfate * Venetian yellow or amber yellow, a shade of yellowMeriam-Webster: Venetian yellow
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Other

*Venetian Carnival, or the

, a traditional festivity since the 12th century * Venetian Festival, any modern costume festivity inspired on the historic carnival of Venice :*

Hythe Venetian Fete The Hythe Venetian Fete is a traditional "floating tableaux" (water carnival) that dates and derives back to the 1860s Hythe Cricket Week. It takes place on the third Wednesday in August, every two years, on the Royal Military Canal at Hythe in ...

, a traditional carnival of Kent, England *Venetian Mafia, called ''

Mala del Brenta The Nuova Mala del Brenta (), also known as Mafia veneta ("Venetian Mafia") or Mafia del Piovese, is an organized crime group based in the Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, north-eastern Italy. The criminal organization's structure is like a ...

'', a criminal organization in Veneto

In titles and names

Buildings and structures

*Venetian Arena, former name (2008–2010) of the

Cotai Arena The Cotai Arena is an indoor arena located on the premises of The Venetian Macao, on the Cotai Strip, in Macau, China. It opened in 2007 with a seating capacity of 15,000. The arena was known as Venetian Arena from 2007 to 2010, when it was renam ...

in Macao, China. *

Venetian arsenal, Gouvia The Venetian arsenal at Gouvia was a shipyard built by the Republic of Venice during their rule over the island of Corfu. It was located on the west side of what used to be called "Govino Bay", the current location of the modern village of Gouvi ...

, built by the Republic of Venice in Corfu (Greece) 1400s or 1500s * Venetian Bay Resort, a development and resort in Kissimmee (FL), USA *

Venetian Causeway The Venetian Causeway crosses Biscayne Bay between Miami on the mainland and Miami Beach on a barrier island in the Miami metropolitan area. The man-made Venetian Islands and non-bridge portions of the causeway were created by materials which ca ...

, a bridge connecting Miami Beach to mainland Miami (FL), USA * Venetian Court, a seaside resort in Capitola (CA), USA * Venetian Garden, Leesburg, a park in Lake County (FL), USA * Venetian Golf and River Club, in North Venice (FL), USA * Venetian House (Sighișoara), a building from the 1500s in Sighișoara, Romania *

The Venetian Las Vegas The Venetian Las Vegas is a luxury hotel and casino resort located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States, on the site of the old Sands Hotel. Designed by KlingStubbins, the hotel tower contains 36 stories and rises . The Venet ...

, a resort hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada *

The Venetian Macao The Venetian Macao () is a hotel and casino resort in Macau owned by the American Las Vegas Sands company. The 39-story structure on Macau's Cotai Strip has of floor space, and is modeled on its sister casino resort The Venetian Las Vegas. It ...

, a hotel and casino in Macau, China *

Venetian Pool Venetian Pool is a historic U.S. public swimming pool located in Coral Gables, Florida. Completed in 1924, it was designed by Phineas Paist with Denman Fink. History Venetian Pool, opened in 1924 as "Venetian Casino," was created from a old ...

, a historic public swimming pool built in 1924 in Coral Gables (FL), USA *

Disney's Venetian Resort Disney's Venetian Resort was to be a Disney-owned resort at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, that originally would have begun operation on October 1, 1971. It was going to be themed after Venice, Italy, located on Seven Seas Lago ...

, a project of the late 1960s for Disney World (FL, USA) that was never built. * Venetian Theatre, a former theater in Hillsboro, Oregon, USA *The Venetian Theater, a building in the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, near Katonah, New York USA *

Venetian Village, Naples, Florida Venetian often means from or related to: * Venice, a city in Italy * Veneto, a region of Italy * Republic of Venice (697–1797), a historical nation in that area Venetian and the like may also refer to: * Venetian language, a Romance language s ...

, a waterside shopping district in USA *

Venetian Waterway Park The Venetian Waterway Park is a concrete trail in Sarasota County, Florida located in Venice. It was a public–private partnership between Venice Area Beautification Inc. (VABI), Sarasota County, and the city of Venice. It consists of two trai ...

, a 9.3 mile scenic bike path built ca. 2002 in Sarasota County, near Venice (FL), USA

Books and plays

* ''The Anonymous Venetian'' (novel), a book by

Donna Leon Donna Leon (; born in Montclair, New Jersey) is the American author of a series of crime novels set in Venice, Italy, featuring the fictional hero Commissario Guido Brunetti. In 2003, she received the Corine Literature Prize. Leon lived in Veni ...

*''The Venetian'', or ''The Venetian Woman'', or ''The Venetian Comedy'', originally ''La veniexiana'' (play), comedy play in Venetian language, 1535–1537 * ''The Venetian Affair'' (novel), 1963 novel by Scottish-American author

Helen MacInnes Helen Clark MacInnes (October 7, 1907 – September 30, 1985) was a Scottish-American writer of espionage novels. Life She and her husband emigrated to the United States in 1937, when he took an academic position at Columbia University in New Y ...

* '' The Voyages of the Venetian Brothers Nicolò and Antonio Zeno to the Northern Seas in the XIVth Century'', account of the travels of the

Zeno brothers The Zeno brothers, Nicolò (c. 1326 – c. 1402) and Antonio (died c. 1403), were Italian noblemen from the Republic of Venice who lived during the 14th century. They came to prominence in 1558, when their descendant, Nicolò Zeno the Younger ...

, edited by R. H. Major, 1873Richard Henry Major (1873):
The Voyages of the Venetian Brothers Nicolò & Antonio Zeno, to the Northern Seas, in the XIVth Century, comprising The Latest Known Accounts of the Lost Colony of Greenland; and of the Northmen in America before Columbus
'. Haklyut Society. *'' Venetian Masque'', a 1935 English adventure novel by Rafael Sabatini *'' The Venetian Nights'' (''Les noces vénitiennes''), a 1924 novel by

Abel Hermant Abel Hermant (3 February 1862 – 29 September 1950) was a French novelist, playwright, essayist and writer, and member of the Académie française. Life and career Hermant was born in Paris, the son of an architect. He received a degree from ...

published by Ferenczi *'' The Venetian Twins'' (''I due gemelli veneziani''), a 1747 theater play by Goldoni * ''The Venetian Twins'' (musical), a 1979 Australian musical comedy play by Enright and Clarke *''The Venetians'', 1892 novel by

Mary Elizabeth Braddon Mary Elizabeth Braddon (4 October 1835 – 4 February 1915) was an English popular novelist of the Victorian era. She is best known for her 1862 sensation novel ''Lady Audley's Secret'', which has also been dramatised and filmed several times. ...

Movies

* ''The Anonymous Venetian'' (film) (''Anonimo veneziano''), a 1970 Italian drama by Enrico Maria Salerno *''

A Holy Venetian Family ''A Holy Venetian Family'' ( it, Leoni ) is a 2015 comedy film written and directed by Pietro Parolin and starring Neri Marcorè. Intended as an hommage to the classical commedia all'italiana, it was produced by the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematog ...

'' (''Leoni''), a 2015 Italian comedy movie by Pietro Parolin * ''The Venetian'' (film) (''Venetianskan''), a 1958 TV movie directed by Ingmar Bergman * ''The Venetian Affair'' (film), 1967 American movie *'' Venetian Bird'', a 1952 British thriller movie directed by Ralph Thomas *''

Venetian Honeymoon ''Venetian Honeymoon'' ( it, La prima notte, french: Les noces vénitiennes) is a 1959 Italian-French romantic comedy film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti. It is loosely based on the Abel Hermant novel ''Les noces vénitiennes''. Plot Cast * ...

'' (''La prima notte'', ''Les noces vénitiennes''), 1959 Italian-French comedy movie by Cavalcanti *''

Venetian Lovers ''Venetian Lovers'' is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Walter Niebuhr and Frank A. Tilley and starring Arlette Marchal, Hugh Miller and John Mylong.Palmer p.553 The film's art direction was by Willy Reiber. It was made at the Em ...

'', 1925 British silent film by Niebuhr and Tilley *''

Venetian Nights ''Venetian Nights'' (French: ''Nuits de Venise'') is a 1931 German French-language operetta film directed by Pierre Billon and Robert Wiene and starring Janine Guise, Germaine Noizet and Roger Tréville. It was an alternative-language versio ...

'' (''Nuits de Venise''), a 1931 German operetta movie by Billon and Wiene *''

The Venetian Woman ''La venexiana'' (internationally released as ''The Venetian Woman'') is a 1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the ...

'' (''La venexiana''), 1986 Italian erotic film by Mauro Bolognini

Paintings

Albrecht Dürer - Portrait of a Young Venetian Woman - WGA06958

*'' Portrait of a Venetian'' by Tintoretto, ca. 1550 *'' Portrait of a Venetian Admiral'' by Tintoretto, 1570s *'' Self-Portrait as Venetian Ambassador'', by

Bernardo Bellotto Bernardo Bellotto (c. 1721/2 or 30 January 172117 November 1780), was an Italian urban landscape painter or ''vedutista'', and printmaker in etching famous for his ''vedute'' of European cities – Dresden, Vienna, Turin, and Warsaw. He was ...

, 1765 *'' Pavel Sorokoumskiy as Venetian Doge'', unknown painter, late 1800s *'' The Venetian Girl'' by Frank Duvenek, ca. 1880 *''

Head of a Venetian Girl A head is the part of an organism which usually includes the ears, brain, forehead, cheeks, chin, eyes, nose, and mouth, each of which aid in various sensory functions such as sight, hearing, smell, and taste. Some very simple animals may ...

'' by

Giorgione Giorgione (, , ; born Giorgio Barbarelli da Castelfranco; 1477–78 or 1473–74 – 17 September 1510) was an Italian painter of the Venetian school during the High Renaissance, who died in his thirties. He is known for the elusive poetic qualit ...

, 1509 *'' A Venetian Lady from the House of Barbarigo'' by

Rosalba Carriera Rosalba Carriera (12 January 1673 – 15 April 1757) was a Venetian Rococo painter. In her younger years, she specialized in portrait miniatures. Carriera would later become known for her pastel portraits, helping popularize the medium in eighte ...

, 1735–1740 *''

Portrait of a Venetian Man A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expressions are predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this r ...

'' by

Jan van Scorel Jan van Scorel (1 August 1495 – 6 December 1562) was a Dutch painter, who played a leading role in introducing aspects of Italian Renaissance painting into Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting. He was one of the early painters of the Ro ...

, ca. 1520 *''

Portrait of a Venetian Nobleman ''Portrait of Giacomo di Andrea Dolfin'', formerly known only as ''Portrait of a Man'', is an oil painting by the Venetian master Titian, made about 1531.''LACMA Collections''. It is part of the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Ar ...

'' by

Peter Paul Rubens Sir Peter Paul Rubens (; ; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist and diplomat from the Duchy of Brabant in the Southern Netherlands (modern-day Belgium). He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque traditio ...

, 1620s *'' Venetian Nobleman'' by Tintoretto, 1590s *''

Portrait of the Venetian Painter Giovanni Bellini A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expressions are predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this r ...

'' by

Tizian Tiziano Vecelli or Vecellio (; 27 August 1576), known in English as Titian ( ), was an Italian ( Venetian) painter of the Renaissance, considered the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, ne ...

, 1511–1512 *'' Portrait of a Venetian Senator'', by

Tintoretto Tintoretto ( , , ; born Jacopo Robusti; late September or early October 1518Bernari and de Vecchi 1970, p. 83.31 May 1594) was an Italian painter identified with the Venetian school. His contemporaries both admired and criticized the speed with ...

, ca. 1570 *''

The Venetian Shoe Black ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...

'' (''Lustrascarpe veneziano''), tinted photo by

Carlo Ponti Carlo Fortunato Pietro Ponti Sr. (11 December 1912 – 9 January 2007) was an Italian film producer with more than 140 productions to his credit. Along with Dino De Laurentiis, he is credited with reinvigorating and popularizing Italian cinema ...

, 1867 * ''Portrait of a Venetian Woman'', by

Paolo Veronese Paolo Caliari (152819 April 1588), known as Paolo Veronese ( , also , ), was an Italian Renaissance painter based in Venice, known for extremely large history paintings of religion and mythology, such as ''The Wedding at Cana'' (1563) and ''The ...

, late 1500s *''Portrait of a Venetian Woman'', or '' Madonna delle rose'', by Tintoretto, 1597–1600 *'' Portrait of a Venetian Woman'', a 1505 painting by

Albrecht Dürer Albrecht Dürer (; ; hu, Ajtósi Adalbert; 21 May 1471 – 6 April 1528),Müller, Peter O. (1993) ''Substantiv-Derivation in Den Schriften Albrecht Dürers'', Walter de Gruyter. . sometimes spelled in English as Durer (without an umlaut) or Due ...

*''Portrait of a Venetian Woman'', or '' La Belle Nani'', by

People and spirits

*Venetian Chohan, or

Paul the Venetian Paul the Venetian or the Venetian Chohan is one of the "Masters of the Ancient Wisdom" in the teachings of Theosophy and is regarded as one of the ascended masters in the Ascended Master Teachings (also collectively called the ''Great White Brothe ...

, an entity in the teachings of Theosophy *

The Reliable Venetian Hand The Reliable Venetian Hand was an 18th-century Venice, Venetian Collecting, collector of old master drawings, by Venetian school (art), Venetian masters and other Italian painters, mostly of the 18th century. On each drawing he would write an att ...

, an anonymous art collector from the 1700s *

VenetianPrincess Jodie-Amy Rivera known professionally as VenetianPrincess, is an American former YouTuber. Rivera's content typically included Parody, parodies of songs and events in pop culture. Despite being inactive, her channel maintains 860,000 subscription ...

, pseudonym of Jodie-Amy Rivera (1984–), American internet video personality *

Venetian Snares Aaron Funk (born January 11, 1975), known as Venetian Snares, is a Canadian electronic musician based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is widely known for innovating and popularising the breakcore genre, and is one of the most recognisable artists to b ...

, stage name of Aaron Funk (1975–), Canadian electronic musician *

The Venetians (Australian band) Venetians were an Australian synthpop act formed in 1982 by English-born Rik Swinn on lead vocals, who enlisted Matthew Hughes on keyboards (ex-Gotham City); Tim Powles on drums (ex-Ward 13); Dave Skeet on guitar, bass guitar, synthesiser and v ...

, a mid-1980s pop music band

Political parties and movements

Venetian nationalism Venetian nationalism (also Venetism, from the Venetian/Italian name, ''venetismo'') is a nationalist, but primarily regionalist, political movement active mostly in Veneto, Italy, as well as in other parts of the former Republic of Venice. ...

, a political movement *

Party of the Venetians The Party of Venetians ( it, Partito dei Veneti, PdV) was a Venetist- separatist coalition of parties active in Veneto. The alliance, which was formed in January 2010, after the disbandment of Veneto Freedom, was composed of five groups, whic ...

(''Partito dei Veneti'', PdV), an ephemeral party (Jan–Sep 2010) * Venetian Agreement (''Intesa Veneta''), a party (2006–) *Venetian League or ''

Liga Veneta Liga Veneta ( vec, Łiga Vèneta; en, Venetian League; abbr. LV), whose complete name is ( en, Venetian League for Salvini Premier), is a regionalist political party active in Veneto. The LV, whose ideology combines Venetian nationalism and su ...

'', ''Łiga Vèneta'', a party (1979–) *

Venetian Left (2013) Venetian Left ( vec, Sanca Veneta, SV) is a social-democratic and green political party in Veneto, embracing pro-Europeanism, internationalism, as well as Venetian nationalism and separatism. Its first leaders were Matteo Visonà Dalla Pozza and ...

(''Sanca Veneta'', SV), a party (2013–) *

Venetian National Liberation Movement The Venetian National Liberation Movement (''Movimento di Liberazione Nazionale del Popolo Veneto'', MLNV) is a national liberation movement which seeks self-determination for the former territories of the Republic of Venice, currently divided in t ...

(''Movimento di Liberazione Nazionale del Popolo Veneto'', MNLV), an independence movement (2009–) *

Venetian National Party The Venetian National Party (''Partito Nasionał Veneto'', PNV) was a Venetist, separatist and libertarian political party active in Veneto, Lombardy and Friuli-Venezia Giulia. In September 2010 the party suspended its activities and its member ...

(''Partito Nasional Veneto'', PNV), a former party (2007–2011) * Venetian People's Unity (''Unitá Popolare Veneta'', UPV), a party (2008–) * Venetian People's Movement (''Movimento Popolare Veneto'', MPV), a former party (2008–2015?) * Union of the Venetian People (''Unione del Popolo Veneziano'', UPV), a former party (1995–1999)

Other

* Venetian Arts Society, a not-for-profit organization in Fort Lauderdale (FL), USA *

Penny Venetian Red The Penny Venetian Red was a British postage stamp equal to the value of one penny. Issued in 1880, it was designed and surface-printed by security printing company De La Rue. It superseded the Penny Red that had been used in Great Britain ...

, a British postage stamp issued in 1880–1881 * Venetian Way (1957–1964), a racehorse, winner of the 1960 Kentucky derby