Arianna Candeago

Arianna Candeago serves as a Contract Lecturer at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, holding dual affiliations with the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage and the Ca' Foscari School for International Education. She teaches Venetian Art History courses in both the Summer School SIE (3 credits) and Foundation Year programs (6 credits) for academic years 2023/2024 and 2024/2025.

Her academic credentials include:

• Master's degree in Art History and Conservation of Artistic Heritage from Ca' Foscari University, specializing in Venice-mainland artistic relations (16th-19th centuries) with focus on Belluno
• PhD in Art History from Ca' Foscari with honors, dissertation on Venetian collector Girolamo Ascanio Molin and 18th-19th century Veneto erudite debates
• Postdoctoral research at Goethe Universität Frankfurt's Kunstgeschichte Institut and Ca' Foscari's Department of Management on antique trade during the Ancien Régime's decline

Dr. Candeago's research centers on Venetian art history through interdisciplinary social and economic lenses, examining 18th-19th century collecting practices, art market dynamics around Venice's fall, and secular/ecclesiastical patronage in Veneto (16th-18th centuries). Her methodology integrates conservation studies with cultural identity analysis, particularly regarding antiquity recovery during political transitions.

Her 2024 publications demonstrate cohesive thematic focus across Venetian cultural heritage, exploring Belluno's Counter-Reformation architecture, Gaspare Diziani's ceiling paintings, the Molin collection's museum transition, and Ruskin's architectural legacy adaptation. These works reveal consistent engagement with Venetian artistic networks, collector identities, and the socio-economic forces shaping art preservation.

She actively contributes to academic discourse as editorial board member of ANVUR-class A journal MDCCC1800 (covering areas 10/B1 and 08/E2) and as MACLAB (Laboratory of Arts and Culture Management) researcher at Ca' Foscari, where she investigates cultural management frameworks for Venetian heritage institutions.