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Browning Browning's Venetian routine In praise of Goldoni Browning's death A funeral service Love of Italy The Giustiniani family A last resource Wagner in Venice Tristan und Isolde Plays and Music The Austrians in power The gondoliers' chorus The Foscari Palace.
And the vision, like an apprehension of Truth rare and very beautiful conquered Girolamo, because he was strong enough to yield. "It is but a moment that I have for this dearest claim of the day," said Marcantonio Giustiniani, turning to the older man with winning courtesy; "and sooner should I have come to the father of Marina to crave the grace I cannot do without, but that she bade me tarry.
He helped her silently into the gondola and steered it carefully between the pali which rose like a scattered sheaf, glowing with the colors of the Giustiniani, in the water before her palace.
"It was time," they said, "that the handsome young patrician should choose a bride." "And once before, in the history of the Republic, as now," suggested another, "there was but one of the Ca' Giustiniani." There was a sympathetic and ominous shaking of heads, for the story was well known.
She admitted reluctantly to herself, although she would never have confessed it openly, that in these latter days of the Republic the ermine was not likely to be offered to one so stern and masterful as her husband; while she also knew, and the knowledge held its compensation, that Giustinian Giustiniani could not be spared from the Councils of his government.
At the farther end, beyond the altar, appears a semicircular niche, with seats like the gradines of a diminutive amphitheatre; above rise the quaint forms of the apostles, in red, blue, green, and black mosaic, and in the midst of the goodly group a sort of marble chair, cool and penitential enough, where St. Lorenzo Giustiniani sat to hold a provincial council, the Lord knows how long ago!
Andè in malora!" Even Giustinian Giustiniani came and went heavily, asking for the latest change before he returned to the Senate Chamber, and carrying with him always a vision of that white, pleading face which had so wrought upon his anger when he had seen it luminous with her hope for Venice.
"Nay," said another speaker quickly, a friend to Morosini the historian for the Broglio had been known to have a voice as well as ears, and the subject was a dangerous one, not honorable to Venice "Nay, there are no Orseoli. But it is for honor to the Giustiniani that none hath been chosen for the Serenissimo.
The Rezzonico palace and one of the Giustiniani palaces which are its neighbours have such interesting artistic associations that they demand a chapter to themselves. Browning is more intimately associated with Florence and Asolo than with Venice; but he enjoyed his later Venetian days to the full. His first visit here in 1851, with his wife, was however marred by illness. Mrs.
This Giustiniani had a great influence upon me, although I did not know it, for I thought my vocation was sure.
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