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Defying Convention
Eyeglasses, platform shoes and uncorseted dresses are outlandish Venetian fashions that
continental critics sniffed would never be worn by respectable Europeans. When prolific
Ghetto publishing houses circulated Renaissance ideas, Rome banned Venice from pub-
lishing topics. The city was excommunicated for ignoring such bans - but when savvy
Venice withheld tithes, Rome recanted. Venice's artistic triumphs over censorship are now
displayed in the Gallerie dell'Accademia.
