Venice, Italy: San Marco: Royal Palace of Venice: Correr Museum: Bust of Trajan
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Sheppard, Beth M.
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May 24, 2017
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Italy , Venice , Venezia , San Marco , Piazza di San Marco , Correr Museum , Museo Correr , Male Busts , Sculptures , Trajan in Art , Marcus Ulpius Traianus in Art , Roman Emperors in Art , Venetian Workshops
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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 were taken in the Royal Palace of Venice (in Italian: Il Palazzo Reale) 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 landmark of St. Mark's Square (Piazza di San Marco) is the basilica dedicated to Saint Mark the Evangelist and contains his relics. The church is sited on the eastern end of the square, the former center of the Republic of Venice, and is attached to the Doge's Palace. There are other important landmarks around this square, such as the Royal Palace of Venice, which is a complex that consists of the Marciana Library, the Archaeological Museum, and the Correr Museum (Museo Correr). The Correr Museum's items originated with Teodoro Correr, a passionate collector who bequeathed his collection to the city of Venice in 1830. The photos show signage and a bust of Trajan, the Roman emperor from 98 to 117 CE. Trajan was a philanthropic ruler and is remembered in history as one of the Five Good Emperors of the Nerva Antonine dynasty. The portrait was sculpted by an Italian workshop dating back to 98-103 CE.
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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0