The art of Murano glass originated on the small island of Murano, in the Venetian Lagoon, which has been known for centuries as the center of glass-making art. After the sacking of Constantinople in 1204 during the Crusades, a group of glassmakers from Constantinople found refuge in Venice. With their arrival, a renaissance of the … Read more
From the Dubrovnik archives Marian Dživić, the greatest name of Croatian literature in the 16th century and the best playwright in the history of Croatian literature, was born most likely in 1508 in Dubrovnik. He was one of twelve children (in life, five sons and two daughters survived) of Marin Dživić and Anuhla, the daughter … Read more
The red-haired priest, Il Prete Rosso, as contemporaries and friends called him Antonio Vivaldi, is certainly one of the most prominent composers and violinists of the Baroque period. He was born on March 4, 1678, in the city of lagoons, Venice. He received his first music education from his father Giovanni Battista, a violinist in … Read more
Ivan Lukačić, one of the most significant composers of the music of the Dalmatian Baroque, was born in Šibenik, between 1585 and 1587. Very little is known about his life. It is known that he joined the Franciscan Conventuals in Šibenik when he was only twelve years old. The monastery library, one of the richest … Read more
