Peter Zaguri Archivi | Casanova Official Museum

Lorenzo Da Ponte, Pietro Zaguri and Giacomo Casanova: A cultural triangle in eighteenth-century Venice

The relationship between Da Ponte, Zaguri and Casanova in Venice during the 1770s: shared readings, studies, friendships and tensions.

Venice and the hot air balloons of 1784: science, wonder, and an episode of jealousy

The 1784 hot air balloon flight in Venice, between spectacle, science and private life: Guardi’s painting, Italian experiments, and Casanova’s jealousy.

Who was Pietro Zaguri? Portrait of an eighteenth-century Venetian patrician

The life of Pietro Zaguri, a Venetian patrician and friend of Casanova: Levantine origins, the Grimani family, his role in Venetian society, and his final years during the decline of the Serenissima.