FRENCH LANGUAGE Heir to a centuries-old tradition, Venetian civilization shone brightly at the dawn of the 18th century, in the field of plastic arts (with the painters Piazzetta and Giambattista Tiepolo or Canaletto, the sculptors Corradini and Brustolon. ...), decorative arts, religious music and opera (with composers such as Albinoni, Vivaldi...) or theatre (through the innovations of the young Goldoni, the figure of Polichinelle, the carnival...). This catalogue provides a comprehensive presentation of the historical context of eighteenth-century Venice, the artistic developments of the