Socrates (c 469399 BC). Classical Greek Athenian philosopheSocrates (c.469-399 BC). Classical Greek Athenian philosopher. Bust. Found at Piazza Venezia. 1st. century. Pentelic marble. Palazzo Massimo. National Roman Museum. Rome. Italy
Nuns in Venice, ItalyNuns walking along a narrow passageway in Venice, Italy. circa 1969
Venice, Italy - Chiesa dell Abbazia della Misericordia ( The Church of the Abbey of Misericordia ). The fa硤 e was restored in 1659 by the patrician Gaspare Moro. Date: circa 1910s
Venice / Canal / PalazzoVenice: the pink facade of a Palazzo, seen from a canal
Poster, 15th International Art Exhibition, Venice, Italy, April to October 1926 Date: 1926
Hotel Cipriani, Venice, Italy. Date: circa 1960s
Illumination of the Grand Canal, VeniceThe illumination of the Grand Canal in Venice, in honour of the launch of the new ironclad (warship) Francesco Morosini'. Date: 1885
Poster, Venice, Italy Date: circa 1930
Trieste, Italy - Tergesteo and the Old Stock ExchangeTrieste, the capital city of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in northeast Italy - Tergesteo and the Old Stock Exchange Date: circa 1910s
Local Women fetching drinking water from a well - Venice, Italy. Date: circa 1901
Piazza Venezia churches, Rome, Italy. Date: circa 1950s
Venezia, Venice, Italy - the Doges PalaceVintage 19th century photograph: Venezia, Venice, Italy - the Doges Palace
Pisa Baptistery, Pisa Cathedral and Leaning Tower, 1800sThe Pisa Baptistery, Pisa Cathedral and Leaning Tower, 1800s. Some of the Campo Santo cemetery too. Romanesque architecture by the architect Federico Visconti in 1278. Buscheto
Atrium of the Basilica di Sant Ambrogio, Milan, 1800s. Built by Saint Ambrose in the 4th century. Romanesque architecture. Atrio della Chiesa di S. Ambrogio in Milano
Portrait of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, from his seal. He sits on a throne with crown, sceptre and orb. Throne of the HRE at right. Sigillo rappresentante l Imperatore Federigo I
Apple sellers, Venice, Italy. Date: circa 1890s
Street market, Venice, ItalyStreet market in Venice, Italy. Date: circa 1890s
Gondolas waiting for passengers, Venice, Italy. Date: circa 1890s
Narrow street in Venice, Italy. Date: circa 1890s
Man sleeping on a bench in a side street, Venice, Italy. Date: circa 1890s
View from a hotel terrace, Venice, Italy, showing the Dogana (customs building) across the water. Date: circa 1890s
MILITARY REVIEW VENICEReview of the Guarda Nazionale, in commemoration of the events of 1848. Date: 1867
Ponte dei tre archio - Venice, Italy. Opened in 1580 and spanning the Cannaregio Canal - designed by Architect Andrea Tirali. circa 1908
Verdi - Rigoletto - Liebig2La Scala, Milano, and a scene from the opera which was actually first performed at La Fenice, Venezia Date: first performed 1851
VENICE / BRIDGE OF SIGHSVenice: the Bridge of Sighs Date: 1910
VENICE / RIALTO / GRIMANIVenice: Casa Grimani and the Rialto Date: circa 1839
AN OFFENSIVE PHOTOWhen Russian dancer Tamara Swirskaya is photographed on the steps of the Loggetta del Sansovino, Venezia, there are protests against the desecration of a sacred site Date: 1920
Venice - Marco Polo 1338A birds-eye view of Venice showing Marco Polo about to leave on his travels into Asia. The piazza San Marco is on the left of the picture. Date: 1338
Gondola on the Grand Canal, Venice, ItalyA gondola makes its way along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. Date: ca 1910
Gondolier fends off boat from a wall with his foot, VeniceA gondolier fends off his boat from a wall with his foot, Venice, Italy Date: 2013
Aerial view of St Marks Square, Venice, Italy. Date: 1931
Venetian Girl in traditional shawl, St Marks Square, Venice. Date: circa 1910s
Venice, Italy - Palazzo Vendramin. Date: circa 1909
The Doges Palace, Venice, Italy - Gondola in ForegroundThe Doges Palace, Venice, Italy - Gondola (and Gondolier) in Foreground. Date: 1911
Duomo S. Marco (interior) - Venice, Italy - The Pulpit. Date: circa 1908
Venezia - S. Vitale, Italy - Veneto RegionVenezia - San Vitale, Italy - Veneto Region - a former church, and now an event and concert hall located at one end of the Campo Santo Stefano in the Sestiere of San Marco
Rio Girardini - Canal in Venice, ItalyRio Girardini in the late afternoon light - Canal in Venice, Italy. Date: circa 1905
Palazzo Ducale - Porta della Carta - Venice, ItalyPalazzo Ducale - Porta della Carta ( The Card Door ) - Venice, Italy. The gentleman in the central foreground looks rather like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle!! Date: circa 1910s
Venice, Italy - Piazetta S. Marco dala LagunaVenice, Italy - Piazetta S.Marco dala Laguna. Date: 1918
Venice, Italy - The Public GardensVenice, Italy - Boats moored alongside the Public Gardens (Giardino Pubblico). Date: circa 1901
The Station - Venice, Italy. Date: circa 1906
St. Victor and St. Corona, c. 1350, by Master for Palazzo VenMaster of Palazzo Venezia Madonna (1340-1360). Italian painter. Saint Victor and Saint Corona, c.1350. Part of the St. Victor altarpiece at Siena Cathedral. Tempera on panel. National Museum of Art
People wearing Venice Carnival Costumes, Venice, Italy Date: 2013
Woman wearing Venice Carnival CostumeWoman wearing costume at the Venice Carnival, Venice, Italy Date: 2013
Venice Carnival Jester CostumePerson wearing jester costume at the Venice Carnival, Venice, Italy Date: 2013
Altar of Duke Ratchis. 740s. Detail of the Adoration of the Magi. Lombardys romanesque style. Romanesque art. Relief on marble. ITALY. FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA. UDINE. Cividale del Friuli
Founding ceremony of the colony of Aquileia by tracing the sulcus primigenius. Delimitation of the perimeter of the wall with a plow of brass pulled by a yoke of white oxen led by a priest
Man wearing Venice Carnival Jester Costume, Venice, Italy Date: 2013
