Schiavone's an Italian surname, literally meaning "Slav" in Old Italian: originally, this term indicated origins in parts of Croatia - Dalmatia or Istria - under the rule of the Republic of Venice. The importance of Schiavoni's role in the Venetian Republic's best shown by the name of one of the main streets in Venice, Riva degli Schiavoni, just in front of the Doge Palace and San Marco Square. A number of Croatian or Croatia-born artists who worked in Italy were nicknamed Schiavone by their ori… (More on Schiavone)