Group show
The Nobility of Labour: Arts and Crafts in Venetian Painting of the 19th and 20th Centuries
from 1 Jan 2012 at Villa Pisani
· Stra
This exhibition brings together Venetian paintings from the 19th and 20th centuries that celebrate the world of work — from artisans and craftspeople to labourers and tradespeople. Through these canvases, visitors can discover how artists of the Veneto region elevated the themes of daily toil and skilled craft to the level of high art, imbuing scenes of ordinary life with dignity, humanity, and aesthetic richness.
About the venue
Villa Pisani
· Stra
Villa Pisani at Stra refers to the monumental, late-Baroque rural palace located along the Brenta Canal at Via Doge Pisani 7 near the town of Stra, on the mainland of the Veneto, northern Italy. This villa is one of the largest examples of Villa Veneta located in the Riviera del Brenta, the canal…