Museo Correr

Museo Correr Review

Exhibits in this museum of Venetian art and history range from the absurdly high-sole shoes worn by 16th-century Venetian ladies (who walked with the aid of a servant) to the huge Grande Pianta Prospettica by Jacopo de' Barbari (circa 1440-1515), which details in carved wood every nook and cranny of 16th-century Venice. The city's proud naval history is evoked in several rooms through highly descriptive paintings and numerous maritime objects, including ships' cannons and some surprisingly large iron mast-top navigation lights. The Correr has a room devoted entirely to antique games, and its second-floor Quadreria (Picture Gallery) has works by Venetian, Greek, and Flemish painters. The Correr exhibition rooms lead directly into the Museo Archeologico and the Stanza del Sansovino, the only part of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana open to visitors.