Sara Grinzato led our superb 3-hour tour of the Venice Accademia. A huge collection of Italian art, she focused on select pieces to demonstrate the innovations and advances of each generation of great artists. Taking into account our interests, she helped us better appreciate Byzantine, early and high Renaissance/mannerist and finally Baroque art, focusing on Giorgione, Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese, and Tiepolo. She put the paintings into their technical/material, social, religious, and political context, to help us better understand the subject matter and composition. While this may sound dry, it wasn’t. She kept it entertaining and moving along. Loved it. Plus, she suggested a great place for lunch, Taverna San Trovoso, which was full of Italians unlike most of the restaurants we tried and also suggested fun things to do in the afternoon. Thank you, Sara!
Susan
Reviewed on:
Nov 11, 2025
