Homo Faber in Città 2024

The life of a Venetian nobleman in the 18th century at Ca’ Querini

A journey through the life of an 18th-century Venetian nobleman: the precious objects on display in the House Museum of the Querini, unique and original artifacts made by craftsmen of great talent and skill, tell the story of the people who inhabited these rooms on the occasion of HOMO FABER IN CITTÀ.

Thursday 5 September, 5 pm
The Fondazione Querini Stampalia offers a themed guided tour to get to know in detail ‘The life of a Venetian nobleman in the 18th century at Ca’ Querini’. An evocative experience with Elisabetta Dal Carlo and Angela Munari, curators of the Foundation’s collections.

The visit is SOLD OUT

From 1 to 30 September
The themed itinerary can also be enjoyed by all the Foundation’s visitors by QR Codes placed next to the most significant objects: they refer to podcasts, in Italian and English, that tell the story of the artifact and its use.

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In the ‘Music Room’ the precious Violin by Martinus Kaiser from 1685 brings us back to the importance of musical education in noble families. Willem Blaeu‘s terrestrial and celestial Globes and Vincenzo Coronelli‘s Cosmographic Epitome, exhibited in the ‘Portego’, are the cue to address the importance of studying geography in the education of young patricians. 

The journey continues in the ‘Dining Room’ with the precious Porcelain Ice Cream Cups and Ice Cream Refreshers from the Sèvres Manufactory, dated 1795-96, which tell of the tastes and table manners of the palace’s owners.

The Table Pendulum, in gilded and chiselled bronze on a pedestal of malachite green marble, dated 1808-14 and made by Luigi Manfredini, refers to the chimes of time that marked the daily rituals of the Querinis. The ‘Bride and Groom’s Room’, with its lacquered and gilded wooden furniture and shirt racks from the mid-18th century, and the ‘Boudoir’ with the Toilet are dedicated to the theme of intimacy in the home.