Ponte dei Pugni

Ponte dei Pugni is a bridge in Venice, Italy.[1][2][3]

Competition on the Ponte dei Pugni in Venice by Joseph Heintz the Younger (1673)
Ponte dei Pugni

One of the paintings of Joseph Heintz the Younger (Contest on the Fists Bridge in Venice by Joseph Hines, Jr., 1673) depicts the popular fun in Venice – battagliole sui ponti (battle on the bridge) – an annual competition between the inhabitants the eastern and western sestiere [4].

References

  1. Kindersley, Dorling (1 May 2012). "Eyewitness Travel Family Guide Italy". Penguin. Retrieved 9 August 2017 via Google Books.
  2. "Venice and its lagoons :: Ponte dei Pugni". Venicethefuture.com. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. Out, Editors (1 February 2010). "Time Out Venice: Verona, Treviso, and the Veneto". Time Out. Retrieved 9 August 2017 via Google Books.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  4. "Fist Fights on Venetian Bridges". https://www.amusingplanet.com/. Retrieved 2019-10-03. External link in |website= (help)

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