Cathy's Art Diary

Fascinating exhibition at the Academia Gallery in Venice recreating the ceiling Giorgio Vasari painted for Palazzo Corner Spinelli. Over the last 40 years the gallery has been acquiring the nine panels shown here which were shown together in a new display   which will enter the permanent museum itinerary in a dedicated hall. It was being shown with two short videos about how it had been recreated and installed. I would have liked to know a bit more about where all the panels had been acquired and where they had been. No end date given unveiled 28 August 2024

Charming installation at the Academia Gallery in Venice of Murano glass over the last hundred years. The pieces by over 100 makers was set out on a long banquet table in front of Veronese’s “Feast at the House of Levi” which features 16th century glass at a biblical banquet. There were some beautiful pieces, some reflecting the styles in the painting, and some more modern pieces. My favourite was this wine glass with no stem with nestles in another vessel when you put it down. Closed 3 November 2024