There are objects that more than others tell the story of the artistic tradition, its past, present and future. Modelling, in particular, is able to replicate Venetian life on a small scale with a minutia of detail that amazes and enchants. Models of boats but also of the palaces and churches that are symbols of Venice, easily recognisable in the rigorous harmony and beauty of their forms, even in miniature. The forcola, the point where the oar rests on many traditional Venetian boats, with its characteristic enigmatic shape becomes a furnishing accessory, both life-size and in beautiful reduced-size models.