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Photos: 6uy7t44t (photo 2024), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message. This image is not in the public domain. Please respect the copyright protection. It may only be used according to the rules mentioned here. This specifically excludes use in social media, if applicable terms of the licenses listed here not appropriate. Please do not upload an updated image here without consultation with the Author. The author would like to make corrections only at his own source. This ensures that the changes are preserved.Please if you think that any changes should be required, please inform the author.Otherwise you can upload a new image with a new name. Please use one of the templates derivative or extract., Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Gallerie dell'Accademia in two hours
Your local guide
Marta Busetto
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Highlights
- Bellini's Madonnas, described from the Accademia Bridge
- Giorgione's Tempest, still argued over today
- Carpaccio's Saint Ursula cycle, explained outside
- Why the Inquisition renamed Veronese's Feast
- Tintoretto and Titian's final Pietà
About this tour
This session stands outside the Gallerie dell'Accademia and works through some of its defining paintings without going into the ticketed rooms, from Bellini's Madonnas to Titian's last Pietà. You see the Accademia Bridge and Campo della Carità while the guide talks through Giorgione's Tempest, Carpaccio's Saint Ursula cycle and the Inquisition story behind Veronese's Feast in the House of Levi. The session stays along the canal and square throughout.
The call opens with a sound check, then the guide moves between the bridge, square and entrance, describing each painting in turn and leaving time for your questions. A short list of the works covered is sent once the call ends.
This suits anyone with a serious interest in Venetian painting, or deciding whether the collection is worth their own visit.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 10 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Venice before heading out.
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The Accademia Bridge 21 min
From the wooden bridge over the Grand Canal, the guide describes Giovanni Bellini's Madonnas held in the gallery just behind it, paintings that shaped how Venice painted for a generation.
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Campo della Carità 21 min
In the square outside the gallery, the guide talks through Giorgione's Tempest, a painting still argued over today, and Carpaccio's Legend of Saint Ursula cycle inside.
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Outside the gallery entrance 21 min
The guide tells the story of Veronese's Feast in the House of Levi, originally painted as a Last Supper until the Inquisition objected to its size and cast of characters, forcing a change of title.
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Along the Grand Canal 21 min
Looking back along the water toward the gallery, the guide closes with Tintoretto and Titian's final Pietà, painted when both artists knew they were near the end of their working lives.
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Your questions 18 min
Time to ask anything about Venice: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 8 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Risotto al nero di seppia and San Marco, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Rome time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Venice, showing you Peggy Guggenheim Collection and St Mark's Basilica live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Venice live with my phone and you ask anything as we go.
Times shown in Rome time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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