italy, venice, piazzo
Piazza San Marco at night

Hidden Venice

Nov 3 - 10, 2013
Discover the hidden treasures of this ethereal city
Starting at $4,695
Call 855-330-1542
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Bruna Caruso
Bruna Caruso, a native Venetian and an art historian, provides travelers with an insider’s understanding of Venice. Bruna has worked with the city’s Superintendent of Art, cataloguing works of art and teaching about the evolution of Venetian painting. Bruna is the lead study leader for this departure.

Eric Denker
Tour Manager Eric Denker is a Senior Lecturer at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., where he has been since 1978. Eric has also served as the Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Corcoran, overseeing the permanent collection and coordinating an active exhibition schedule including historical shows of Sargent drawings, Whistler and his Circle in Venice, Childe Hassam, and contemporary exhibitions focusing on Thiebaud, Lichtenstein, and William T. Wiley. Eric attended Dickinson College in Pennsylvania, and received his doctorate from the University of Virginia, writing on James McNeill Whistler. He also serves as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and at Cornell University's Washington Semester. He frequently lectures in Italy for the Smithsonian Institution and for the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica in Venice.