| A.D. | ||
| 421 | (about) | Venice founded by fugitives from Aquileia, Altinum, and Padua. (According to tradition on March 25, 421, at noon.) |
| 975 | ... | Paulus Lucas Anafestus of Heraclea chosen as first Doge. |
| 975 | ... | Pepin, son of Charlemagne, attempts to take Venice and is defeated. |
| 828 | (about) | The body of Saint Mark is brought to Venice, and he is proclaimed protector of the Republic in place of Saint Theodore. |
| 959 | (about) | The brides of Venice and their dowries are carried off by Istrian pirates. |
| 975 | ... | The first basilica of Saint Mark is destroyed by fire. |
| 975 | ... | Pietro Orseolo is acclaimed as Doge of Venice and Dalmatia. |
| 975 | ... | The Emperor Otho III. visits Venice secretly. |
| 975 | ... | Venice is ravaged by the plague. |
| 975 | ... | Venetians defeat the Pisans off Rhodes. |
| 975 | ... | Defeat of the Turks at Jaffa. |
| 975 | ... | The Doge Domenico Michiel takes Tyre. |
| 975 | ... | Venice joins the Lombard League, with Verona, Padua, Milan, Bologna, and other cities. |
| 975 | ... | Institution of the Great Council, in which membership is open and elective. |
| 975 | ... | The Emperor Frederick Barbarossa makes submission to Pope Alexander III. at Venice. |
| 975 | ... | The ceremony of the Espousal of the Sea by the Doge instituted. |
| 1202 | (Oct. 8) | The Venetian fleet sets out for the Fourth Crusade under the Doge Enrico Dandolo. |
| 1204 | (April 12) | Constantinople taken by the Venetian and French forces. |
| 975 | ... | Membership in the Great Council limited to those of legitimate birth. |
| 975 | ... | Closure of the Great Council, in which membership becomes a privilege of the nobles. |
| 975 | ... | Conspiracy of Marino Bocconio. |
| 975 | ... | Conspiracy of Marco Quirini and Bajamonte Tiepolo. |
| 975 | ... | Permanent institution of the Council of Ten. |
| 975 | ... | Venice loses half her population by the plague. |
| 975 | ... | Conspiracy of Marino Faliero. |
| 1379-80 | ... | War of Chioggia. |
| 1404-54 | ... | During this time Venice possesses herself, on the mainland, of Padua, Ravenna, Verona, Treviso, Vicenza, Brescia, Bergamo, Feltre, Belluno, Crema, and Friuli. |
| 975 | ... | Carlo Zeno takes Padua from Carrara. |
| 975 | ... | League with Florence concluded. Brescia surrenders to the allied forces, the Venetian troops being commanded by Carmagnola. |
| 975 | ... | Bergamo surrenders to Carmagnola. |
| 1432 | (May 5) | Carmagnola executed as a traitor to the Republic. |
| 975 | ... | Erasmo da Narni, nicknamed Gattamelata, is made commander of the Venetian army. |
| 975 | ... | Bartolommeo Colleoni is commander of the Venetian forces. |
| 1453 | (May 29) | Constantinople taken by the Turks. Many Venetians are massacred and much Venetian property destroyed. |
| 975 | ... | Scutari, besieged by the Turks, is successfully defended by Antonio da Lezze. |
| 975 | ... | Venice annexes Cyprus, leaving Catharine Cornaro the empty title of its Queen. |
| 975 | ... | League of Cambrai, between the Emperor Maximilian, Pope Julius II., Louis XII. of France, and Ferdinand of Aragon. |
| 1571 | (Oct. 7) | Battle of Lepanto won by the allied fleets of Venice, Genoa, the Holy See, and Spain, commanded respectively by Sebastiano Venier, Andrea Doria, and Marcantonio Colonna, under Don John of Austria as commander-in-chief. |
| 975 | ... | Visit of Henry III. of France. |
| 1575-7 | ... | Venice, swept by the plague, loses one-fourth of her population, Titian among them. Church of the Redentore built to commemorate its cessation. |
| 1577 | (Dec. 20) | Fire destroys the Hall of the Great Council, with many magnificent works of art. |
| 975 | ... | Another visitation of the plague, commemorated by the Church of the Salute. |
| 1715-18 | ... | The Turks wrest from Venice Crete and the Peloponnesus. |
| 975 | ... | Angelo Emo, the last Venetian leader, humbles the Bey of Tunis. |
| 975 | ... | Election of the 120th and last Doge, Ludovico Manin. |
| 975 | ... | The ceremony of the Espousal of the Sea by the Doge takes place for the last time. |
| 1797 | (April 18) | General Bonaparte, by the treaty of Campo-Formio, cedes to Austria the Venetian provinces between the Po, the Oglio, and the Adriatic, in exchange for Romagna, with Ferrara and Bologna. |
| 1797 | (May 12) | The Doge Ludovico Manin abdicates, and the Great Council accepts the Provisional Government required by General Bonaparte. |
| 1798 | (Jan. 18) | The Austrian garrison takes possession of Venice. |
| 1866 | (Oct. 19) | Austria cedes Venice to Napoleon III., who transfers it to Victor Emanuel II., King of Italy. |
The places where some of the principal works of Painters and Architects may be seen are given in this list, which, however, is by no means exhaustive.
ARCHITECTS
(Many of these were also Sculptors.)
1618-1684. Giuseppe Benoni.
The Dogana.
(Not known)-1529. Bartolommeo Bon.
Ducal Palace, S. Maria dell’ Orto, Scuola di San Rocco, Palazzo Foscari.
(Not known)-about 1680. Baldassare Longhena.
S. Maria degli Scalzi, S. Maria della Salute, Palazzo Giustiniani Lolin, Palazzo Rezzonico, Palazzo Pesaro.
1518-1580. Andrea Palladio.
Ducal Palace, San Giorgio Maggiore, Il Redentore.
1512-1597. Giovanni Antonio da Ponte.
The Rialto.
1484-1549. Michele Sammichele.
Palazzo Grimani, Palazzo Corner Mocenigo, Castello di S. Andrea.
1479-1570. Jacopo Sansovino.
Ducal Palace, Libreria Vecchia, Loggietta, Procuratie Nuove, Zecca, S. Giuliano, S. Salvatore, S. M. Mater Domini, Palazzo Corner, Palazzo Manin.
1552-1616. Vincenzo Scamozzi.
Ducal Palace, Libreria Vecchia, Procuratie Nuove, I Tolentini, Palazzo Contarini degli Scrigni.
CONDOTTIERI
1390-1432. Carmagnola (Francesco Bussone).
1400-1475. Bartolommeo Colleone.
(Not known)-1443. Gattamelata (Erasmo da Narni).
His statue by Donatello is at Padua.
1401-1466. Francesco Sforza.
MEN AND WOMEN OF LETTERS
1492-1566. Aretino (Pietro Bacci), Essayist and Playwright.
(About) 1510-1571. Andrea Calmo, Essayist and Poet.
1310-1354. Andrea Dandolo, Historian.
1554-(after 1591). Veronica Franco, Poetess.
1707-1793. Carlo Goldoni, Playwright.
1720-1806. Carlo Gozzi, Playwright and Satirist.
1449-1515. Aldus Manutius, Printer.
1512-1574. Paulus Manutius (son of Aldus), Printer.
1547-1597. Aldus Manutius (son of Paulus, and grandson of Aldus I.), Printer.
1755-1832. Giustina Renier Michiel, Historian.
1523-1554. Gaspara Stampa, Poetess.
PAINTERS
1556-1629. Aliense (Antonio Vasillacchi).
Ducal Palace, Accademia delle Belle Arti.
1510-1592. Bassano (Jacopo da Ponte).
Ducal Palace, Accademia, Museo (Civico).
1548-1591. Bassano (Francesco da Ponte, eldest son of Jacopo).
Ducal Palace, Accademia, San Giacomo dell’ Orio.
1558-1623. Bassano (Leandro da Ponte, third son of Jacopo).
Ducal Palace, Accademia.
1400-1470. Jacopo Bellini (father of Gentile and Giovanni).
Accademia, Museo Civico.
1421-1501. Gentile Bellini (eldest son of Jacopo).
Ducal Palace, Accademia, Museo Civico, S. Giobbe.
1426-1516. Giovanni Bellini (second son of Jacopo).
Accademia, San Francesco della Vigna, Frari, SS. Giovanni e Paolo, S. Pietro Martire at Murano, Museo Correr.
1491-1553. Bonifazio (il Veneziano).
Ducal Palace, Accademia, S. Salvatore, S. Leo, S. Angelo Raffaele.
1513-1588. Paris Bordone.
Ducal Palace, Accademia, S. Giovanni in Bragora, S. Giobbe, S. Maria dell’ Orto.
1697-1768. Canaletto (Antonio Canal).
Accademia, Museo Civico.
(About) 1450-1522. Vittore Carpaccio.
Ducal Palace, Accademia, S. Giorgio degli Schiavoni, S. Vitale, SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Museo Correr.
1675-1757. Rosalba Carriera.
Accademia, Museo Correr.
1549-1605. Giovanni Contarini.
Ducal Palace.
1477-1511. Giorgione (Giorgio Barbarelli).
Accademia, Palazzo Giovanelli.
1712-1793. Francesco Guardi.
Accademia, Museo Civico.
(Unknown)-1515 or 1529. Pietro Lombardo.
Ducal Palace.
1702-1762. Pietro Longhi.
Museo Civico, Palazzo Grassi.
1480-1548. Jacopo Palma (Palma Vecchio).
Ducal Palace, Accademia, S. Maria dell’ Orto, S. Maria Formosa, Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, S. Cassiano.
1544-1628. Jacopo Palma (Palma Giovane, great-nephew of Palma Vecchio).
Ducal Palace, Accademia, Frari.
1566-1638. Sante Peranda.
Ducal Palace.
1693-1769. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.
La Fava, Gli Scalzi, I Gesuati, S. Martino, Palazzo Labia.
1512-1594. Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti).
Ducal Palace, Scuola di San Rocco, Accademia, S. Maria dell’ Orto, S. Maria della Salute, Hospital of S. Marco, S. Cassiano.
1519-1594. Domenico Tintoretto (son of Jacopo).
Ducal Palace, Accademia.
1477-1576. Titian (Tiziano Vecellio).
Ducal Palace, Accademia, Scuola di San Rocco, SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Frari, S. Maria della Salute.
1545-1611. Marco Vecellio (nephew of Titian).
Ducal Palace.
1528-1588. Paul Veronese (Paolo Caliari).
Ducal Palace, Accademia, S. Pantaleone, S. Catarina, S. Francesco della Vigna.
1568-1637. Gabriele Caliari (eldest son of Paolo).
Ducal Palace.
1539-1614. Andrea Vicentino (dei Michieli).
Ducal Palace.
1525-1608. Alessandro Vittoria.
Palazzo Balbi, Decorations of the Scala d’ Oro in the Ducal Palace.
1543-1616. Federigo Zuccaro.
Ducal Palace.
SCULPTORS
1757-1822. Antonio Canova.
Accademia, Frari, Arsenal, Museo Civico, Palazzo Trèves.
1435-1488. Verrocchio (Andrea Cioni di Michele).
Square of SS. Giovanni e Paolo.
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y, Z.