Day 5 Venice Italy 9 day trip 7 Dec-18th Dec)

After breakfast, we went to 'hidden Venice' - the back lanes and ‘campi’, small squares, where tourists often tread. 

Upon emerging into Piazza San Marco, admire St. Mark's Basilica and see the lavish pink marbled Doge's Palace, with its Bridge of Sighs. We went for the age-old skill of glassblowing at an arts centre where it concludes with a Venetian glassblowing demonstrated by a Maestro. Later, we strolled past the romantic canals.

Look out for must see 7 collections in Museum Correr!

                           Doge (head of state)

Eurydice (from Greek Eurydike) is the name of a nymph in Greek mythology, most famously known as the wife of the musician Orpheus; her story involves her tragic death from a snakebite and Orpheus's failed attempt to rescue her from the Underworld by charming Hades with his music. The name generally means "wide justice," "true judgment," or "she who shows herself amply" and refers to a figure in many famous operas, plays, and artworks. 

Daedalus and Icarus 

by the renowned Venetian artist Antonio Canova. This is considered one of Canova's early masterpieces, created between 1777 and 1779 when he was just 20 years old. 

The work depicts the mythological tale of Daedalus attaching the wings to his son Icarus before their fated flight from the labyrinth of the Minotaur. 

Map of Venice City

Madonna and Child, Pietà and Saints Artist: Greek-Venetian painter of the 14th century; Title of Artwork: Madonna and Child with Crown-bearing Angels Artist.

It shows the Transfiguration of Christ on Mount Tabor, with Elijah and Moses flanking Christ; below them are the disciples Peter, James and John blinded by the vision.

Two Venetian Ladies is an oil on panel painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Vittore Carpaccio. The painting, believed to be a quarter of the original work, was executed around 1490 and shows two unknown Venetian ladies. The top portion of the panel, called Hunting on the Lagoon is in the Getty Museum, and another matching panel is missing.