The Venice gondola is famous throughout the world, but not everyone knows the symbolic value of its iron, positioned at the front of the boat. The iron of the gondola, also called “comb”, is located exactly in the bow and is rich in decorations and meanings. It has a “S” shape that recalls the progress […]
The gondola is the symbol of Venice: while the lagoon boat was the object of an in-depth study, the gondoliers were always considered as a residual and marginal reality. The figure of the gondolier comes into view only when the structure of the gondola perfects itself and distances itself from the other types of boats. […]