At any time of year Venice is striking in its beauty.
In the mist, it is mysterious and romantic. And on sunny days the windows of palaces are just like the decorations in the mirror frame water ranging from
turquoise to darker sapphire shades. A perfect vision, which appears at the boundary of sea and sky, like a tall ship out of a fairy country, which stood
off the land to preserve its fragile charm as such Venice appears before the eye of a traveler. Venice is a unique city that appealed like no other to the
world most acclaimed poets and artists. There is no chance
that anything like it will ever be built again. It is the most beautiful, imaginative, awe inspiring place one can have traveled to.
On the other hand there is the real dark face of Venice - congested, overpriced, kitsch ridden tourist trap that sinks and gets captured by the high
water (acqua alta) more often than ever. Sixteen hundred years ago, around the time of Venice's founding, the Adriatic's standard sea level was almost
six feet below what it is today. For a millennium and a half, Venetians were able to cope with the problems associated with living in a water-dominated
environment. As late as 1900, for example, water at extreme high tide covered Saint Mark's Square (Piazza San Marco) seven times a year.
Over the centuries, the city's leaders, merchants, and residents have dealt with rising sea levels either by demolishing old buildings and erecting new
ones on higher, impermeable-stone foundations, or by raising the entrances to buildings that line the dozens of canals crossing the historic city. Or,
on the then-rare occasions when the city was flooded by storm-driven tides, Venetians simply waited it out. The water went up, a few hours later it went
down, and life, scarcely disturbed, went on. But the city is actually sinking and has been for centuries. Venice has always lived on borrowed time; it is
a city that should not exist - a whimsical maze of heavy marble palaces and churches built upon ancient wooden piling sunk into a salt marsh.
In the meantime, Venice faces an uncertain and paradoxical existence: while tourism increases to record levels, the population of the city
itself has plummeted. Official records show that there were 184,000 residents in 1950; today, there are fewer than 60,000. A disturbing percentage
of Venice's glorious old buildings are vacant as owners move to more stable high surroundings, yet real estate prices remain astronomically high,
discouraging an influx of new residents.
Venice is the city that kept ancient myths and secrets of many generations in love with lovers of romance. Strange to think that someday the
time will come, and it can disappear like a ghost of the face of the mother earth.
Exceptional Gift for Home Warming, Weddings, Anniversaries or any occasion and a beautiful piece of
original Veny Art for your Collection
From the studio of Boston own artist Veny (Boston, Massachusetts)
Original Artwork, signed by the artist
Acrylic on Museum quality linen canvas
Linen has long fiber that resists deterioration for at least 5 centuries and as much as 2,000 years with proper care
Stapled onto the back allowing you to use corner key(included) to tighten and allowing for re-stretching if needed
Sides are painted and allow for display with or without frame
Fast shipping to USA, Canada and International with insurance for worry free delivery
Commission (custom) art is avialbale for order
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