The moon, as seen in Venice in 1700.

This month windows display is dedicated to our satellite, as this year is the 50th anniversary of the man on the moon.

Since ancient times, moon has always been studied and observed, but how was it observed in Venice in 1700? Which tools were used for the purpouse?

Some cardboard telescopes are shown here, crafted by venetian opticians between 1700 and 1800. They are signed Fratelli Dolci, Biasio Burlini, Domenico Selva, Olivo, Deregni and Leonardo Semitecolo.

 

 

Added now two ancient documents of the mid-1700s, more and Venetians, thanks to the private collection of Carrer Daniele.

An “Instrument” dated 1760, printed in Venice by Teodoro Viero, where the phases of the moon could be calculated until the year 1803 and a notice for the Eclipse of February 11, 1804, with the phases of the passage of the Moon in front of the Sun.

 

With great pleasure, once again this year we welcome and expose the photographs of the winners of the 4th photo competition dedicated to children and wanted by the teacher Gabriella Giaretta, president of the Campo Rialto Novo Committee and adjacencies. This year’s jury could count on the photographer and writer Philippe Apatie, the architect and a member of the Claudio Paggiarin committee and the journalist Vera Mantengoli. The competition, dedicated to children aged 8 to 16, aims to find, observe and investigate the most significant aspects of the historical and architectural signs of the Rialto Island to learn from History and create the Future. 27 people had participated in the “Lights and colors” competition, sending many photographs. The winner turned out to be Marta Stella Urbani, 12 years old with the photo “Luce del silenzio”. Third classified Carlotta Sfriso, aged 14 with “Alba a Rialto”. We are particularly proud to exhibit the runner-up, Lorenzo Vascellari, aged 9 (the youngest) with “1 Photo / 1 Euro” subtitled “Surviving Rialto”. The jury appreciated the framing of the fish counter with a sense of depth thanks to the perfectly balanced escape lines, and the subtle irony perfectly inserted in the upper right corner with the request for money for each shot. Lorenzo said: “Dad I waited for the fishmonger to turn!”.

La Nuova Venezia newspaper dedicated a short article to the awarding. Like every year, the booklet with all the participating photos is available on request.

                       

 

2019 Carnival, dedicated to the Moon, is  the subject for this windows display.

The telescope shown is made of laquered cardboard, comes from around 1850 and is pointed towards an amazing handmade moon-shaped mask.

The short distance between the telescope and the Moon gives an idea of the great magnifying capabilities of these tools at the time.

The butterfly shaped masks below are dedicated to the new Vascellari 2019 woman collection.

Today is our last day here, we are going on vacations, higly deserved! We are going to be back on Aug. 27th.

We are celebrating a great moment durign our vacations. Urbano Vascellari will be presenting his book “Diario di un Alpino” next Aug. 17th at the council room at Calalzo di Cadore City Hall. Free entrance.

Our windows display is dedicated to this event.