tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post5882990448315199851..comments2024-03-28T07:52:07.647-04:00Comments on venezia blog: Grand Shuttered Ruin: Inside Palazzo Trevisan CappelloSteven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-2524299698052746532014-10-26T11:34:51.605-04:002014-10-26T11:34:51.605-04:00I hope it will be what you're looking for, Mas...I hope it will be what you're looking for, Masters Student. Also of interest might be Palazzo Fortuny, as an early 20th-century dwelling with some of the decoration still intact made within an old palazzo.Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-20132496280893651242014-10-20T18:58:50.130-04:002014-10-20T18:58:50.130-04:00Thanks! The Querini-Stampalia looks perfect for ou...Thanks! The Querini-Stampalia looks perfect for our purposes. Glad I stumbled across this blog too.Masters Studentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-493948499366728112014-10-20T05:49:28.400-04:002014-10-20T05:49:28.400-04:00I'm sorry to say, Masters Student, it was noth...I'm sorry to say, Masters Student, it was nothing more than Dumb Luck and Chance that gained me access to the building, so I don't know anyone to put you in touch with or any proper channel through which to gain access. In one sense, as that level of the palazzo was used as a sales showroom for many decades, it may not even be a great example of Venetian luxury and life. Or you might get just as accurate a sense of such things by visiting Ca' Rezzonico or the Querini-Stampalia, for example, museums open to the public. Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-27956761628959500632014-10-19T17:47:20.443-04:002014-10-19T17:47:20.443-04:00Sig. Nonloso! Can you please tell us how you gaine...Sig. Nonloso! Can you please tell us how you gained access to the building? I am part of a very small Masters course in Venice that is looking at Venetian luxury and livelihoods this week and it'd be great to pop in and look at the interior of this building as an example of their living spaces.Masters Studentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-63812785001733500212013-03-20T15:28:29.767-04:002013-03-20T15:28:29.767-04:00It sounds like you have a wonderful job that allow...It sounds like you have a wonderful job that allows you access to so many different and remarkable interiors! I'm glad you liked the pics and thanks for your comment.Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-75992813555255410832013-03-20T15:24:09.059-04:002013-03-20T15:24:09.059-04:00When you do happen into a place like this, Susie, ...When you do happen into a place like this, Susie, I hope Mark will have his camera along; I've really enjoyed seeing his gallery of photos of Venice: <br /><br />http://marklindsayart.com/#gallerySteven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-13428147154777405062013-03-20T15:17:03.058-04:002013-03-20T15:17:03.058-04:00Actually, Yvonne) I thought that it seemed like th...Actually, Yvonne) I thought that it seemed like the kind of thing you might (and have, and will again) come upon in the course of your extensive roaming!Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-50051368146764705162013-03-19T11:45:52.656-04:002013-03-19T11:45:52.656-04:00Fantastici i caminetti, veramente,
sono una resta...Fantastici i caminetti, veramente, <br />sono una restauratrice che per lavoro è potuta entrare in numerosi palazzi veneziani, <br />grazie per le immagini!Perlamadre Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10897144497297562518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-65298128262600975842013-03-05T10:53:39.333-05:002013-03-05T10:53:39.333-05:00What a stunning experience. I would love to wander...What a stunning experience. I would love to wander about in those beautiful interiors.Susie Lhttp://www.marklindsayart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-78071789412098876102013-03-04T16:53:29.706-05:002013-03-04T16:53:29.706-05:00Oh, Siggy, what an experience! You'll know tha...Oh, Siggy, what an experience! You'll know that I have turned Fifty Shades of Green.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-53025570655089275542013-03-04T16:27:33.897-05:002013-03-04T16:27:33.897-05:00I was actually amazed, too, Danielle, so I was gla...I was actually amazed, too, Danielle, so I was glad that I could pass along what I saw--and tried to photograph.Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-20063360212846374932013-03-04T16:18:56.360-05:002013-03-04T16:18:56.360-05:00This is indeed where I'd been, Marenka, shortl...This is indeed where I'd been, Marenka, shortly before running into you guys. Enchanting it was, which is why I suspect that much as I'd have liked to walk with you all, I felt the need to visit another old--but restored--palazzo, the Querini Stampalia Museum. I wasn't yet ready to re-enter the contemporary world completely. Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-25016364136677861672013-03-04T16:15:45.692-05:002013-03-04T16:15:45.692-05:00I'm happy you like the pics, CV, thanks for yo...I'm happy you like the pics, CV, thanks for you comment.Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-13230261824729261162013-03-04T16:14:54.161-05:002013-03-04T16:14:54.161-05:00You know, Andrew, if a long lost relative were jus...You know, Andrew, if a long lost relative were just able to leave me a place like this I'd settle for that, without the millions. I really need to talk to my friend who works in the same palazzo to see if he knows what's really going on there--as well as to find out from his father, who's had his shop in the building for over 1/2 a century, when the last time the piano nobile was occupied. Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-78160085414485358162013-03-04T16:11:32.419-05:002013-03-04T16:11:32.419-05:00I hadn't thought of that, Sasha, but you'r...I hadn't thought of that, Sasha, but you're right, and it was Donnafugata--about which The Leopard himself is quoted as saying something like, "A house in which you know all the rooms is not worth living in".<br /><br />I'll have to check out that website, it sounds good.<br /><br />After my old dslr breathed its last, I recently bought a new Fujifilm x-e1, which I'm very happy with (and still learning about). It's not actually a dslr, as it doesn't have the mirror that such cameras do, but the image quality is at the level of the best dslrs and it has remarkable low-light capacity, which allows me to take pics that I formerly would have needed a tripod for (or actually used a tripod for). Pretty much all of the pics in this post I couldn't have taken w/ my old Canon dslr without a tripod.<br /><br />As for gaining entry, I think it's via the Biennale off-site installations or just plain luck... Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-5036619170868750152013-03-04T16:04:25.822-05:002013-03-04T16:04:25.822-05:00Oddly enough I didn't think of that movie at a...Oddly enough I didn't think of that movie at all, Bert--though as soon as I got home and described the interior to my wife, Jen, she said, "You're lucky you didn't encounter that little red-hooded slasher! Weren't you a little freaked out?"<br /><br />I think this is one instance in which a failure of imagination, or cinematic recollection, is something to be thankful for. Otherwise, I think I might have been just a little spooked... Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-43563345453020487482013-03-04T15:59:40.670-05:002013-03-04T15:59:40.670-05:00Thanks, Bailey, I was happy to be able to share it...Thanks, Bailey, I was happy to be able to share it. It's the kind of thing one hopes to come upon, but usually one's best bet of getting access to such places is during the Biennale, which is great for that. This really was out of the blue, as my only plan was to visit a friend who works in the same building. Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-76503128039883803532013-03-04T05:35:38.891-05:002013-03-04T05:35:38.891-05:00Je suis émerveillée, quelle belle visite, merci à ...Je suis émerveillée, quelle belle visite, merci à vous pour le partage de ces très belles photos.<br />À bientôt<br />DanielleVenetiaMiciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17246585466335523537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-5637695785619443822013-03-04T04:29:07.981-05:002013-03-04T04:29:07.981-05:00This is fascinating! Now I know where you had been...This is fascinating! Now I know where you had been before I met you with Jane near San Marco, the other day! Absolutely enchanting. Marenkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08151645730754658812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-90132008786906969072013-03-04T04:13:45.566-05:002013-03-04T04:13:45.566-05:00how fabulous! thank you for sharing your experienc...how fabulous! thank you for sharing your experience with us! Capturing Venice/Capturing Paris https://www.blogger.com/profile/14033232922083621085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-48188266420511102722013-03-04T03:09:20.008-05:002013-03-04T03:09:20.008-05:00Makes one long for a long lost relative to leave y...Makes one long for a long lost relative to leave you his millions so you can buy a place like this.It looks beautiful. You can imagine everyone there in their 18th century finery. Are the workmen getting it ready for someone to move in or is it just a case of making it safe?Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-23314778718259060742013-03-04T02:52:33.642-05:002013-03-04T02:52:33.642-05:00Your description of the maze reminds me of pages i...Your description of the maze reminds me of pages in Il Gattopardo which describe how the nephew and his bride wander in the old palace in...Donnafugata it was? They were spending days and weeks discovering the previously unseen halls and corridors daily - which is certainly a Romantic exaggeration in a style of Walter Scott:)<br /><br />There is a web community in the LiveJournal - abandoned.ru - with plenty of photos shot in deserted factories, plants, hospitals and monasteries, I never miss an entry and I'm very much fascinated by this genre. <br /><br />What camera do you use? 2 days ago I've abandoned my - basically - point'n'shoot Pentax and graduated to a dSLR. Now I'm looking forward to experiences like the one you relate here. It's really fascinating. I was standing before Venetian palazzi many times wondering is there a chance of gaining entry somehow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-21175386776049067282013-03-03T20:34:54.353-05:002013-03-03T20:34:54.353-05:00How great to be able to take photos that will be i...How great to be able to take photos that will be in nobody else's albums! Colour me green! Were you thinking of <i>Don't Look Now</i> as you wandered from room to room? Bertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-28564689231938103942013-03-03T17:10:13.308-05:002013-03-03T17:10:13.308-05:00OMG what a fabulous dream...wandering alone...surr...OMG what a fabulous dream...wandering alone...surrounded by so much history!! <br />Thanx for sharing your adventure with us!!BaileyZimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830611332935671807noreply@blogger.com