Dandolo

British  

/ ˈdandolo /

noun

1. Enrico. c. 1108–1205, Venetian statesman; doge (1192–1205). During the fourth Crusade he won Greek colonies for Venice

---

Example Sentences

In 1638, she read both sides of a debate written by Giovanni Francesco Loredano and Matteo Dandolo about whether tears or song are more powerful weapons in love.

From New York Times

Both feature sumptuous frescoes, the most notable of which may be a 26-foot-tall scene in the Palazzo Liviano that depicts man’s pursuit of knowledge, and that Ponti painted with his daughter Lisa and artist friends Fulvio Pendini and Giovanni Dandolo.

From New York Times

A whole room of the exhibition, titled Welcome to Iraq, in the exquisite Ca' Dandolo on the Grand Canal, is furnished with furniture made from old packaging: a cardboard bed with cardboard pillow and eiderdown; a cardboard lamp, clock and a whole bookshelf loaded with cardboard books.

From The Guardian

Dandolo went blind in his 60s after a severe blow to his head caused damage to his brain, says Prof Thomas Madden, author of the definitive biography.

From BBC

Dandolo's efforts to hide his disability foreshadow those of US President Franklin Roosevelt more than seven centuries later.

From BBC