What Made Venetian Art Different
Venice was a major center for art in the Renaissance, yet it produced a style of art and architecture markedly different from that of other Italian cities like Rome or Florence. It owed this uniqueness to a thriving commercial empire: between the ninth and fifteenth centuries, Venice gained control over Mediterranean shipping and so became the most important market for goods from all over the known world. Because of the presence of traders and immigrants from far and wide and the experiences of its own merchants and diplomats, Venice benefitted from a huge range of cultural influences on its art and architecture.
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