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List of things named Venetian

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Venice, Italy

The list of things named Venetian is quite extensive.

Venetian generally describes anything from or related to the Italian city of Venice, or the Veneto region (of which Venice is the capital), or of the Republic of Venice (697–1797), a historical nation in that area. The term may also refer to the Venetian language, a Romance language spoken mostly in the Veneto region.

The term Venetian may also mean from or related to the American city of Venice, Florida, in Sarasota County.

There are many concept names that use the term "Venetian" in those general senses, such as Venetian cuisine, Venetian music, Venetian grammar, etc. There are however many concepts where "Venetian" has a special sense that cannot be deduced form the general ones. There are also many people, buildings, and works of art with "Venetian" in their name.

Special senses

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History

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Venetian Albania
Venetian grosso
  • Venetian Albania (1392–1797), dominion of the Republic of Venice in present south Montenegro and north Albania
  • Venetian Crete, the Kingdom of Candia (1212–1669), a colony of the Republic of Venice
  • Venetian Crusade (1122–1124) by the Republic of Venice to the Holy Land
  • Venetian Dalmatia (1400–1797), dominion of the Republic of Venice in present Croatia
  • Venetian ducat, a gold ducat coin issued by the Republic of Venice from 1284 to 1797
  • Venetian grosso, a silver coin minted by the Republic of Venice in 1193
  • Venetian Interdict, a Papal decree placing sanctions on the Republic of Venice in 1605–1607
  • Venetian lira, a currency of the Republic of Venice issued from 953 to 1807
  • Venetian rule in the Ionian Islands (1361–1797), by the Republic of Venice
  • Venetian Province, a historical province (1797–1815), the former territory of the Republic of Venice
  • Venetian rule or Venetocracy (Βενετοκρατία, Venetokratia), the period of Venetian rule in Greece (1212–1669); see Frankokratia

Geography

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Venetian Lagoon

Styles of arts and crafts

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Venetian point

Objects and products

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Architecture and furniture

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Venetian window
  • Venetian arch, a usually pointed arch with a band wider at the peak than at the spring[2]
  • Venetian blind, or Venetian, a common type of window blind similar to Persian blind
  • Venetian curtain, a type of theater front curtain
  • Venetian dentil, an architectural ornament; a type of dentil
  • Venetian door, a door with narrow sidelights, like a Venetian window[3]
  • Venetian carpet, a type of inexpensive carpet[4]
  • Venetian window, a type of window with arched top flanked by two narrow sidelights

Utensils, materials, plants

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Venetian balls
Venetian mask

Colors, pigments, and varnishes

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Venetian red

Other

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  • Venetian Carnival, or the Carnival of Venice, a traditional festivity since the 12th century
  • Venetian Festival, any modern costume festivity inspired on the historic carnival of Venice

In titles and names

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Buildings and structures

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Venetian Causeway
Venetian Pool

Books and plays

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Carlo Goldoni
Abel Hermant

Movies

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Paintings

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Dürer: Portrait of a Venetian Woman
Carriera: A Venetian Lady from the House of Barbarigo
Tintoretto: Portrait of a Venetian

People and spirits

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Political parties and movements

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Other

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Penny Venetian Red

See also

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References

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