Booklet big trip january

January 2015 - big trip

Villa Manin + Udine

Ramon 389 505 1021 / Matilde 333 808 7799

Tuesday 20th

8:40 Meet at the Piazzale Roma (end of the Calatrava Bridge)

9:00 BUS leaves from the Tronchetto!

10:30 Arrive at Villa Manin

10:30 - 12:15 Visit the exhibition Man Ray at Villa Manin

12:30 - 17:30 Arrive to Udine and free time!

17:30 Return to Venice

Villa Manin

The majestic ensemble of Villa Manin, located in Passariano under the municipality of Codroipo in the province of Udine, is one of the most important artistic monuments in Friuli Venezia Giulia and one of the most popular symbols of the tourism and culture of the area.

Commissioned in the 17th century by Ludovico I Manin to celebrate the wealth and power of the Manin family, it was the family’s country house.

The ensemble consists of a central block which was the family residence, and several service quarters built at a right angle to the main building, where agricultural activities were performed. The eastern wing originally housed the cellars and granaries, while the stables were in the western wing which now houses the Coach Museum. Following the rules of environmental harmonization, the Villa blends in perfectly with the surrounding landscape.

The life of this majestic complex in Passariano has always been closely linked to the local historical and political events: at the end of the 18th century, under the reign of the last doge of Venice Ludovico Manin (1789-1898), Napoleon Bonaparte chose this regal residence as the General Headquarters of the French troops stationed here in 1797 during the Italian campaign. The new order he was later to impose on the whole of Europe was planned here.

It was in the rooms of the Doge’s residence that the important negotiations which were to culminate in the “Treaty of Campoformido” (October 17, 1797) were held, thus marking the end of the Republic of Venice to the benefit of the Hapsburg Empire.

This change inevitably brought about the decline and end of the Manin dynasty, which eventually resulted in the deterioration of the villa, due to the dwindling family fortune. In the second half of the 20th century the villa was purchased by the Board of Venetian Villas, which then sold it in 1969 to its current owner, the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia.

Man Ray a Villa Manin Man Ray è autore di alcune delle opere più celebri del XX secolo come Le violon d’Ingres, nudo femminilecon due intagli di violino all’altezza delle reni e Cadeau, ferro da stiro con la piastra percorsa da una fila di chiodi.

La straordinaria inventiva di un artista allo stesso tempo fotografo, pittore, ideatore di oggetti e autore di film sperimentali, viene raccontata a Villa Manin attraverso più di trecento opere che permettono di seguire Man Ray nella sua lunga e movimentata carriera fra Stati Uniti ed Europa, amori e Per Man Ray non esiste infatti distinzione fra arte e vita, fra interesse estetico e sentimentale, desiderio e invenzione visiva. Pur mettendo in evidenza le diverse espressioni dello stile dell’artista, talvolta quasi disorientanti nel loro carattere enigmatico, la mostra permette di cogliere gli elementi di continuità nell’opera di Man Ray, le curiosità e le ossessioni che la punteggiano.

La creatività di Man Ray si esprime anche nei film sperimentali girati negli anni Venti: Retour à la raison, Emak Bakia, Les Mystères du Chateau du dé, Etoile de mer, oggi unanimemente considerati fra i capolavori della cinematografia surrealista.

A Villa Manin troverà spazio anche questa ulteriore manifestazione del talento visivo dell’artista.

Man Ray è lo pseudonimo di Emmanuel Radnitzky che nasce a Filadelfia nel 1890 da una famiglia di religione ebraica da poco immigrata dall’Europa orientale.

Dopo l’apprendistato a New York dove si avvicina all’opera delle avanguardie e stringe amicizia con alcuni fra i più importanti artisti dell’epoca, come Marcel Duchamp con cui condivide la passione per gli scacchi.

Allo scoppio della seconda guerra mondiale, dopo un ventennio di intensissima attività artistica, ripara nuovamente negli Stati Uniti. È però un soggiorno temporaneo. Nel 1951 l’artista, questa volta accompagnato da Juliet, conosciuta in California e sposata nel 1946, fa ritorno a Parigi dove risiederà fino alla morte, nel 1976.

Man Ray sbarca nel 1921 a Parigi, accolto da numerosi colleghi artisti. Non è una scelta dettata dalla nostalgia delle origini, ma dalla convinzione che a New York non sia possibile far attecchire una nuova arte. Man Ray è infatti uno sperimentatore e un innovatore e i movimenti artistici cui si avvicina, dadaismo e surrealismo in primo luogo, rappresenteranno lo spunto per invenzioni sempre nuove in campo fotografico, come i rayograph e le solarizzazioni, in pittura, nella cinematografia e nella creazione di oggetti e assemblaggi.

Udine

........... Italians from the South, on the other hand, tend to believe that it is some remote, inaccessible outpost buried somewhere in the mountains, cut off from the outside world. Yet the town of Udine is in fact situated at sea level and has quite a mild climate. With the exception of the hill on which the castle is located, Udine is also flat, making it ideal for bike lovers. The Alps can be seen, but only on the horizon, and are more or less the same distance from the town as the Adriatic Sea, with its popular tourist beaches such as Lignano, Grado and Jesolo. While far from both Rome and Florence, the Slovenian border is only twenty kilometers away, and Austria one hundred. On the same day you can have breakfast in Udine, lunch in Ljubljana and dinner in Klagenfurt - thus visiting three different countries of the European Union by nightfall! Trieste is just an hour away by train or car, and Venice can be reached in just under two hours. The airport of Friuli is just forty miles away and has three daily flights connecting you to Munich, and from there to the world.

Udine may be on the fringes of Italy, but is fairly central within Europe, even if our state railways do not seem to recognize the fact or at least warrant it any consideration. Of course, its centrality is not in itself a reason to visit. But there are many others. First of all, there is the old town which, with its network of medieval streets and elegant buildings, mostly in the Venetian style, is charming and a pleasure to explore. It would not be an exaggeration to say that at least two of the town’s squares would not be out of place in a list of Italy’s most beautiful Piazzas.

There are civil and religious monuments of all descriptions, such as the Cathedral, whose construction began as early as the fourteenth century, or the Palazzo Antonini, designed by the great Palladio during the Renaissance.

There is the castle with its magnificent Romanesque church and square, which overlooks the city and provides panoramic views of the Alps; as if by magic, churches and palazzi open up to reveal splendid courts and cloisters. Some façades retain the frescoes that once decorated the streets of the whole city and if you enter one of the many palazzi in the centre, you can admire the wealth of frescoes that adorn their interiors. There are numerous porticos and loggias to protect pedestrians from the rain – which, to tell the truth, is not something Udine has a shortage of, and these give the city an unmistakable touch of class. The Urban landscape is blessed with numerous beautiful public and private parks as well as man-made water courses that run through the town, creating picturesque canal-side settings.

As soon as one digs deep below the surface, pre-Roman archaeological remains emerge, suggesting the existence of ancient settlements. Everywhere one goes, one finds traces of history.

Many celebrated architects learnt their craft in Udine, right up until the twentieth century, as in the case ofRaimondo D'Aronco, who introduced an Italian variant of Art Nouveau. The literary landscape is equally rich and illustrious in its associations. In the eighteenth century, Goldoni sojourned in the town, and in the nineteenth,Ippolito Nievo, author of one of the greatest novels of Italian literature. Many celebrated artists also worked in Udine, among them Vitale da Bologna and Julius Quaglio, but the most important of all was the great Giambattista Tiepolo, who left his own indelible mark on the town with one of his most important series of frescoes, which can still be admired today in the Palazzo dei Patriarchi. Indeed, no lover of art history could ever get bored in Udine.

What to see in Udine Museo Diocesano e Gallerie Tiepolo The Diocesan Museum was established in 1963 and since 29th April, 1995 has been housed in the Patriarchal palace, former residence of the Patriarch of Aquileia and current seat of the Bishop of Udine. The architectural and pictorial context of extraordinary beauty in which the collections of the museum are displayed was the reason why the whole complex was named “Museo Diocesano e Gallerie del Tiepolo”.

Piazza della Libertà Situated at the foot of Udine's Castle, the name of the square was changed several times. In the Middle Ages, in fact, it was called Piazza del Vino (Wine Square) because there was a dedicated market. In 1350 it took the name of Piazza del Comune (Square of the Town Hall) because the Town Council met there. In 1550, when the Venetians arrived, it was called Piazza Contarena in honour of one of the lieutenants, while in 1866, with the annexation of Friuli to Italy, it was dedicated to Victor Emmanuel II. Only after the Second World War it was

Castello di Udine You can reach the Castle of Udine from Piazza della Libertà through the Bollani Archway, going past the Venetian Lion, which was built following the architectural designs by the Venetian artist Andrea Palladio in 1556.

On the way to reach the top of the hill, you will go across the Lippomano's arcade (1487), made by ramps and steps and then, you will find the "Santa Maria di Castello" Church,

Duomo di Udine Udine Cathedral is the city's most important and imposing church. It is situated in the charming Piazza Duomo, a few steps from the main streets of Udine's city centre. It was built in 1236 by Patriarch Berthold of Andechs-Merania in the place in which there was a church dedicated to St. Jerome.

Where eat ‌ ?

Osteria Pieri mortadele Via Bartolini 8

Osteria al Cappello Via Paolo Sarpi,