Example sentences for: venetian

How can you use “venetian” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Crete prospered greatly under the 465 years of Venetian occupation (1204–1669), although there were revolts by the native population, which were brutally put down.

  • In 1966 the Venetian authorities returned the skull of St. Titus to the Cretan people in a gold reliquary, along with fine paintings depicting scenes of the saint’s life.

  • At its center, the Morosini Fountain dates from Venetian times, though the somber lion statues are three hundred years older.

  • Continuing along 25 August Street leads to the waterfront and the majestic sight of the Venetian fortress (Koúles), built to protect the old harbor.

  • Titian is the most famous for painting golden hair, along with his many Venetian Renaissance followers, and it's also well known that ladies in Renaissance Venice dyed their hair blond.


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