It was amazing!🥂

Happy Anniversary, Fondazione Giorgio Cini! Founded in Venice 75 years ago #OTD April 20, 1951. I’ve had so many incredible experiences on that island. Here’s one from 2013: “Rolex Arts Weekend”-> www.venicegazette.com/2013/10/role...

Powerful & wise, Christ Pantokrator is my favorite image of Jesus. There’s a beauty in the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta on Torcello, one of the oldest examples of Veneto-Byzantine style mosaics in Venice, more than 1,000 years old
#MosaicMonday

One if the loveliest canals in Venice, the Rio di Ognissanti in Dorsoduro, aka the River of All Saints

Da Vinci’s Vetruvian Man in honor of his birthday on April 15, edited for #PrudeSky.

Happy Birthday, Leonardo da Vinci! Born #OTD April 15, 1452. From 2019-> www.venicegazette.com/2019/04/rare...

"This is a new piece, it reflects feelings of neglect, abandonment and broken promises. I call it "WHERE'S MY FUCKING DINNER '"

Stopping by Marco Polo’s old ‘hood.
#Venice
#RealTime

Venetian cats in a daisy patch. Lazy
#Caturday in Venice

Anthropic Copyright Settlement: April Update - Writer Beware The deadline to file a claim in the $1.5 billion Bartz v. Anthropic copyright settlement passed at midnight on March 30, 2026. Now that all claims have been filed, I’m taking a look at where things stand and what’s yet to come. If you need a refresh, my backgrounder on the settlement and the classRead More

New #WriterBeware blog post: An update on the Anthropic copyright settlement, now that the deadline for filing claims has passed, including how many claims there've been and an objection to the settlement that could change everything if approved writerbeware.blog/2026/04/10/a...

Thank you!🥂

Spectacular sunset to celebrate the anniversary of when I arrived in Venice, 28 years ago #OTD April 9, 1998

A splash of red in the flower bed in Campo Santa Margherita for Pasquetta on a warm sunny day in Venice
#RealTime

Buona Pasqua!🕊️

Buona Pasqua! Happy Easter!
Basilica di San Marco, Venice

Are the 6 National Museums in the historic center of Venice open for free on Easter? Yes! Updated-> venetiancat.blogspot.com/2024/11/6-it...

Venice seen through the window of Ca’ Pesaro, the International Gallery of Modern Art housed in a 17th-century Baroque marble palace

La Maddalena, the “Freemasonry church” in Venice is open! The only time it was open before was for exhibitions. Now it’s a member of Chorus Churches, so you can visit when you like-> chorusvenezia.org/visita/chies...

“The-exchange-value-of-language-has-fallen-to-zero” by renowned American conceptual artist Joseph Kosuth at Tre Oci in Venice requires that you think. I thought: There’d better be answers to these riddles & saw there were. Then I saw scare quotes around the word ‘ANSWERS’…

Catholic Leaders Barred From Jerusalem Holy Site on Palm Sunday

“U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, a Baptist minister, described the episode as an “unfortunate overreach already having major repercussions around the world.” Catholic Leaders Barred From Jerusalem Holy Site on Palm Sunday www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/w...

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He’s peering into the year 2026 and can’t believe his eyes

Prized 12th-century Christ mosaic fragment on the Island of Torcello, Venice. Rare surviving example of Veneto-Byzantine art. Originally in the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta, now in the Torcello Museum.
#MosaicMonday

Auguri!✨

Venice through the window of Casa dei Tre Oci, home of the Berggruen Institute

Venetian cat comrades, residents of the Scuola Grande of San Marco, Venice’s cherished civic hospital
#caturday

Venice after a crisp, clean shower, nestled by the Dolomites
#RealTime

Celebrating Venice’s birthday with a bunch of Venetians❤️

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