As art historian Adriano Mariuz explains, Tiepolo is the painter of light—a light illuminating a virtually limitless space in which a passionate and boundless imagination celebrates its own magnificence. Tiepolo created monumental frescoes across Venice’s churches and palaces with unmatched theatrical brilliance.

This trail takes you through the spaces where his dramatic visions still command walls and ceilings.

R/ Self-Portrait, detail from a fresco in the Würzburg Residence