Quando hai perso proprio tutto, la beffa finale. Arriva lo Sciacallo delle Trattorie

#SciacallodelleTrattorie è specie RARA.

Arriva nelle trattorie in concomitanza di calamità naturali
o presenza di telecamere. Si strafoga fino a vomitare tutto il suo essere TRONFIO con un selfie finale.

Glielo mandiamo un bacione @matteosalvinimi a questo animale dei social? pic.twitter.com/B71yFYjIAn

— Alberto Sciretti (@InEsplorazione) November 4, 2018

Disastro in Veneto. Morti e sofferenza, ma per Salvini cena di pesce a Venezia, SELFIE TRONFIO e sorridente e poi ci fa scoprire la Basilica di San Marco manco fosse Alberto Angela!

#Salvini lo aveva già fatto con ponte Morandi.
Mentre si cercavano dispersi #Salvini il magnaccione si abbuffava di fritture di pesce.
Ora con il #Veneto in ginocchio #Selfini IL TRONFIO viene a farsi selfie SORRIDENTI in laguna, facendoci scoprire la Basilica di San Marco!!??! pic.twitter.com/bajisBAtdW

— Alberto Sciretti (@InEsplorazione) November 4, 2018

Venice, a maritime superpower

Return from Levant (Gianfranco Munerotto, Venetian '30 guns' frigate, oil on canvas, cm 80 x 60, Venice)

I have recently purchased another masterpiece from Gianfranco Munerotto, a painter who has been dedicating himself to the study of the naval history of the Venetian lagoon for over thirty years.  

" Cultivate the sea, and leave the earth.. "

This phrase, from a sixteenth century doge (Tomaso Mocenigo), is the perfect expression of Venice's symbiotic relationshiop with the sea, and the motto of a maritime superpower.

Return from Levant (Gianfranco Munerotto, Venetian '30 guns' frigate, oil on canvas, cm 80 x 60, #Venice) pic.twitter.com/V0mhpwebLc

— Alberto Sciretti (@InEsplorazione) December 23, 2017

The Lords of the Night have their masterpiece

The Lords of the Night during their nocturnal investigative activity.
(Gianfranco Munerotto, Signori di Notte, Venice, 2017)

Few days ago, I wrote about how proud I am of my Scudo d'Oro, a Venetian gold coin, outstanding at the World Coins Signature Auction in New York on Jan 7-8 2018.

There is more and this is breaking news from me! I secretly commissioned a work, an oil on canvas, which represents that mysterious magistracy of the Lords of the Night (c. 1270 - 1797), who finally have their masterpiece to represent them. These officials had to monitor what  happened throughout the city during the night. An amazing idea, that recently has been taken by Amsterdam, that appointed the first of the of night mayors. 

I had this painting in my mind for a very long time, but I could't see the way to implement it until I met the most important specialist in the traditional Venetian maritime, Gianfranco Munerotto. 

The story of the painting is more or less the following, but please add your imagination. Long time ago, when the street lamps, scattered everywhere, did not exist yet, Venice fell into darkness straight after the sunset. A galley, type of ship that was propelled mainly by rowing, is sitting in a remote area of the Venetian lagoon. The bridge reminds the Devil's Bridge on the Island of Torcello. The Codega (someone who opened the way with a lantern) is leading the two Lords of the Night to the main scene. Something is wrong. Venice is watching in the background. There is suspense in the air. Is the Venetian destiny in danger? The Lords will investigate.