Andrea Di Robilant

A Venetian Affair: A True Tale of Forbidden Love in the 18th Century (2005)

We have romantic notions about the balls, the masques, the outings, the houses and the art of this period. We don't often consider how little personal freedom the the young nobles attending those balls in the ornate palaces had. Young people could not enjoy their youth. They had to navigate doubl...

Lucia: A Venetian Life in the Age of Napoleon (2008)