Venice, Italy: San Marco: Doge's Palace: Hall of the Four Doors: Wall Paintings
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Sheppard, Beth M.
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May 22, 2017
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Italy , Venice , Venezia , San Marco , Doge's Palace , Hall of the Four Doors , Sala delle Quattro Porte , Paintings , Tiziano Vecellio , Titian , |Venetian Paintings , Allegorical Paintings , Doges in Art , Antonio Grimani in Art , St. Mark in Art , Saint Mark in Art , Patron Saints in Art
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Multiple photos are associated with this record. Please click the links to view all of the items in the series. The photos show some wall paintings in the Hall of the Four Doors (in Italian: Sala delle Quattro Porte) of the Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale), which is located in the San Marco district on the island of Venice, Italy. Venice (Venezia) is a city in northeastern Italy that is built on a group of 126 islands separated by open water and canals, linked through 472 bridges. The historical island city is home to only 51K people, but a very popular tourist destination with about 60K tourists per day. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is renowned for its beauty, architecture, and artwork. The Doge (chief magistrate) of Venice was the supreme authority of the Republic of Venice when this palace was built in 1340. The Hall of the Four Doors is the second room upon entering the Doge's Palace (after the Square Atrium). The hall extends the entire width of this wing of the palace. The paintings on the walls that are shown in the photos are "Offering the Symbols of a City to Emperor Augustus" (by an anonymous artist) and "Doge Antonio Grimani Kneeling Before the Faith," by Titian, which is also shown in a detail image. The Grimani painting is also a complex allegory of Venice, with the city visible in the background. St. Mark, patron saint of Venice, is the figure depicted on the left foreground. Titian died before this painting was completed, so it was probably completed by his workshop.
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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0