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"Ode to Venice "

Oil on Canvas, 18x24, Original (framed) and prints available   © 2007 Karin H. Leonard

 

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Timeless beauty, floating on fragile waters,

Home of Da Vinci, Titian and Casanova.

We walk your streets of history,

We ride your canals, rivers of time,

We salute you with roses.

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Venice, built on water, with endless canals, no cars and rich history, is achingly beautiful, even as she ages through the ravages of time. Eveywhere you turn, there is a potential painting, a charming story or a romantic dream emerging.  Venice, inspiring artists, poets and lovers for centuries, has left me longing to see her again.