My Year Abroad so far – An Album Ross Chatburn casts a look back at his year-abroad experience so far. Striking sights, treasured memories and a pizza on the Rialto. Enough said. My first perouse around Padua This first photo is of the Palazzo Bo (Bo Palace) in Padua, the central University hub. This aesthetic […]
Venice
Peggy Guggenheim and the History behind the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni in Venice
Peggy Guggenheim and the History behind the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni in Venice Sophia Hill, Foreign Correspondent in Italy, pieces together the background behind Peggy Guggenheim. She explores her life and her art collection in Venice. It would simply be woefully wrong to describe the life of Peggy Guggenheim as dull. Be it her work […]
Overcrowding, flooding, climate change, oh my!
Aakruthi Karri contemplates on the issues concerning tourism in Venice.
Art to Art – Rachel Ashenden
This week, we’re featuring the artwork of Rachel Ashenden, a second year English student… “Currently I am filling a sketchbook with pencil portraits of people that have inspired me. The pages alternate between drawings of loved ones to famous figures. Both sets of figures have had integral influence on my development. This side-project is extremely different from […]