tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post8900676958383412259..comments2024-03-28T07:52:07.647-04:00Comments on venezia blog: La Scuola Grande di San Marco Re-opensSteven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-18412346796898185762014-05-04T09:04:09.700-04:002014-05-04T09:04:09.700-04:00Thank you for the link, Aussie in France. I've...Thank you for the link, Aussie in France. I've fallen behind not only on responding to comments on my own blog, but on your posts on Venice (which I enjoyed), so I'm looking forward to catching up with what I've missed lately. Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-29440711085418851812014-04-29T14:57:09.530-04:002014-04-29T14:57:09.530-04:00Hello, we visited the Scuola Grande today on the r...Hello, we visited the Scuola Grande today on the recommendation of our home exchange host. It is really quite stunning, isn't it? I am including a link to your post in my own post on Aussie in France.Aussie in Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15267719894279001689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-86381608127636117732013-12-03T06:16:44.968-05:002013-12-03T06:16:44.968-05:00Thanks so much for your kind comments and good wis...Thanks so much for your kind comments and good wishes, Annie. And for corroborating Bert's account of how long it's been closed--as well as how one used to be admitted. Ringing a bell to which no one responds is never a particularly fun experience, and yet your account of what you next found is as interesting as anything you might have seen if you'd been admitted to your first destination. <br /><br />I can never pass the abandoned church of Sant' Anna without thinking of your great post about Tintoretto's daughters and "The Nun's Hell". Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-39369227453516724172013-12-03T06:08:22.315-05:002013-12-03T06:08:22.315-05:00Just to commemorate the old days when it was far l...Just to commemorate the old days when it was far less accessible, Yvonne, I hope you'll do something to get yourself chucked out!Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-26540942033630517792013-12-03T06:05:28.413-05:002013-12-03T06:05:28.413-05:00I certainly can't disagree with that, Tietie!I certainly can't disagree with that, Tietie! Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-35242928928947715292013-12-03T06:04:33.037-05:002013-12-03T06:04:33.037-05:00Thanks for providing some reliable information abo...Thanks for providing some reliable information about how long the rooms have been inaccessible, Bert. Did the space look different when you were there a few years ago, Bert?Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-46233906063536482012013-11-29T12:11:03.618-05:002013-11-29T12:11:03.618-05:00J'aime beaucoup cette Scuola, mais je préfère ...J'aime beaucoup cette Scuola, mais je préfère Titien au Tintoret.Tietie007http://tietie007pictures.blog4ever.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-73409612549838904312013-11-29T09:22:45.920-05:002013-11-29T09:22:45.920-05:00I sneaked a photo of the ceiling on film in 2006. ...I sneaked a photo of the ceiling on film in 2006. I was escorted to the door and chucked out by the librarian. I went digital in 2008 and I'm pretty sure I would have tried again in that year, and in 2009 and 2010, but it was always closed. There were no signs saying it was under restoration that I can recall, but it was certainly closed 24/7. I have no more information about it than that.Bertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-20592830917484899742013-11-29T05:09:45.941-05:002013-11-29T05:09:45.941-05:00This is such welcome news, and I'll certainly ...This is such welcome news, and I'll certainly be one of the many who make the pilgrimage to this splendid edifice. Evviva!<br /><br />YvonneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-81733863098671319892013-11-28T19:04:46.908-05:002013-11-28T19:04:46.908-05:00Wow! What an amazing space, and your photos are aw...Wow! What an amazing space, and your photos are awesome! <br /><br />I hope Bert will come along soon and give more info. I'm pretty sure that it's not been closed for that long. I tried to visit it in 2010 on Bert's rec - he told me the hours and at that time, you rang a bell for someone to open the door. But when I rang the bell, no one came. So I moseyed along and found the cat sanctuary in an old cloister: <br />http://www.slowtrav.com/blog/annienc/2011/01/looking_for_church_found_cats.html<br /><br />LOL> yes, poor Domenico T. :) Thanks for linking to my post about the poor daughters. And the thought of getting hemorrhoids gives me the shivers, even more so in the 17th century. <br /><br />I don't always comment but I enjoy your blog so much. Cheers to Sandro and your family and our beautiful Venezia. Happy Thanksgiving too! Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08382707422387155757noreply@blogger.com