PART II.--THE CITY

SECTION I

ARRIVAL--THE PIAZZA.....215

SECTION II

THE BASILICA OF ST MARK.....222

SECTION III

THE DUCAL PALACE.....241

SECTION IV

THE ACCADEMIA.....252

SECTION V

THE GRAND CANAL AND S. GIORGIO MAGGIORE.....263

SECTION VI

S. ZULIAN--S. MARIA FORMOSA--S. ZANIPOLO (SS. GIOVANNI E PAOLO)--THE COLLEONI STATUE--THE SCUOLA DI S. MARCO--S. MARIA DEI MIRACOLI.....275

SECTION VII

THE FRARI--THE SCUOLA AND CHURCH OF S. ROCCO.....281

SECTION VIII

S. ZACCARIA--S. GIORGIO DEGLI SCHIAVONI--S. FRANCESCO DELLA VIGNA.....286

SECTION IX

THE RIVA DEGLI SCHIAVONI--S. MARIA DELLA PIETÀ--PETRARCH’S HOUSE--S. GIOVANNI IN BRAGORO--S. MARTINO--THE ARSENAL--THE PUBLIC GARDENS--S. PIETRO IN CASTELLO.....289

SECTION X

S. SALVATORE--CORTE DEL MILIONE--S. GIOVANNI GRISOSTOMO.....292

SECTION XI

S. MOISÈ--S. STEFANO--SITE OF THE ALDINE PRESS--IL BOVOLO--S. VITALE--S. VIO--THE SALUTE--THE SEMINARIO.....295

SECTION XII

SS. APOSTOLI-PALAZZO FALIER--I GESUITI--I CROCIFERI--S. CATERINA--S. MARIA DELL’ORTO--S. MARZIALE--PALAZZO GIOVANELLI.....298

SECTION XIII

THE RIALTO--S. GIACOMO DEL RIALTO--S. GIOVANNI ELEMOSINARIO--S. CASSIANO--S. MARIA MATER DOMINI--MUSEO CIVICO.....301

SECTION XIV

S. SEBASTIANO--S. MARIA DEL CARMINE--S. PANTALEONE--THE COBBLERS’ GUILDHALL--S. POLO--S. APOLLINARE.....305

SECTION XV

GIUDECCA--THE REDENTORE--S. TROVASO.....309

SECTION XVI

PALAZZO LABIA--S. GIOBBE--THE GHETTI--GLI SCALZI.....310

SECTION XVII

TITIAN’S HOUSE--S. MICHELE IN ISOLA--MURANO.....314

SECTION XVIII

TORCELLO--S. FRANCESCO DEL DESERTO.....318

SECTION XIX

S. NICOLO DEL LIDO.....320

SECTION XX

CHIOGGIA.....322

APPENDIX I

LIST OF DOGES.....325

APPENDIX II

BIBLIOGRAPHY.....326

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

LIST OF COLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS

DOGE LEONARDO LOREDAN. IN THE NATIONAL GALLERY. BY GIOVANNI BELLINI _Frontispiece_

THE CUSTOMS HOUSE _facing page_ 6

BASIN OF S. MARCO 10

S. MARCO FROM PIAZZETTA DEI LEONI 23

A GIRL OF CASTELLO 25

S. MARCO--FAÇADE 26

S. MARCO--SHRINE OF THE HOLY CROSS 37

S. MARCO--INTERIOR--CHAPEL OF S. CLEMENTE 45

THE PIAZZETTA AND COLUMN OF ST MARK 50

S. MARCO--CHOIR 61

SUNSET ON THE ZATTERE 71

ISLE OF S. FRANCESCO DEL DESERTO 74

S. MARCO FROM COLONNADE OF PALAZZO DUCALE 82

DOGE’S PALACE FROM ISOLA S. GIORGIO 90

ON THE GRAND CANAL 96

BOATS AT ANCHOR 103

THE CLOCK TOWER AND ENTRANCE TO MERCERIA 108

S. GIORGIO AND THE SALUTE 116

SUNSET--MODERN VENICE 132

RIO AND PONTE DI SANTA MARIA MAGGIORE 138

A FRUIT STALL 149

THE FISH-MARKET 158

CURIOSITY-SHOP NEAR PIAZZA 165

A WINE-SHOP 172

PONTE DI RIALTO 181

PONTE DI RIALTO FROM THE MARKET 190

IN THE PROCURATIE NUOVE 195

ON THE STEPS OF THE “REDENTORE” 204

A VENETIAN WOMAN 213

A GONDOLIER 220

I TRE PONTI 229

PONTE DEI SOSPIRI 244

GRAND CANAL--PALAZZI REZZONICO AND FOSCARI 266

SCUOLA DI S. MARCO AND STATUE OF COLLEONI 280

SCUOLA DI S. ROCCA 285

S. FOSCA AND PALAZZO GIOVANELLI 293

RIO S. CASSIANO 300

TIMBER BOATS 309

CANNAREGGIO 312

VENICE FROM THE LIDO 320

REPRODUCTIONS OF PICTURES

_From Photographs by Alinari_

PORTRAIT OF SULTAN MAHOMET II. IN THE PALAZZO LAYARD. BY GENTILE BELLINI _facing page_ 196

MADONNA ENTHRONED AND FOUR SAINTS. IN S. ZACCARIA. BY GIOVANNI BELLINI 198

ST GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. IN S. GIORGIO MAGGIORE. BY CARPACCIO 198

THE BAPTIST AND FOUR SAINTS. IN THE MADONNA DELL’ORTO. BY CIMA 200

S. CRISTINA. IN S. MARIA MATER DOMINI. BY CATENA 202

THE DEAD CHRIST. IN THE ACCADEMIA. BY TITIAN 204

PRESENTATION OF ST MARK’S RING TO THE DOGE. IN THE ACCADEMIA. BY BORDONE 208

THE MARRIAGE OF ST. CATHERINE. IN ST. CATERINA. BY VERONESE 210

THE MARRIAGE OF ST. CATHERINE. IN THE DUCAL PALACE. BY TINTORETTO 246

THE RICH MAN’S FEAST. IN THE ACCADEMIA. BY BONIFAZIO 256

GIPSY AND SOLDIER. IN THE PALAZZO GIOVANNELLI. BY GIORGIONE 300

ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT

PAGE

HEADPIECE TO PART I. CHAPTER I. 1

ON THE LAGOONS 3

S. FOSCA AND THE DUOMO, TORCELLO 4

PONTE S. GIUSTINA 5

(_a_) EARLY DUCAL CAP FROM AN OLD MOSAIC IN ST MARK; (_b_) EARLY DUCAL CAP OF DOGE MORO, FROM THE PORTRAIT IN S. GIOBBE 8

CLOISTERS OF S. GREGORIO 14

FISHING BOATS 15

CLOISTER OF S. FRANCESCA DELLA VIGNA 18

S. PIETRO IN CASTELLO FROM S. ELENA 23

VINE PERGOLA ON THE GIUDECCA 31

THE SQUERO, S. TROVASO 40

S. MARCO AND THE DOGE’S PALACE, WITH THE LOGGETTA IN THE FOREGROUND 48

COLUMNS OF SS. MARK AND THEODORE 51

S. MARCO--INTERIOR, WITH PULPIT 58

S. MARCO--FAÇADE AND CAMPANILE 86

DOGE’S PALACE--THE JUDGMENT OF SOLOMON CORNER 94

REMAINS OF MARCO POLO’S HOUSE 99

DOGE’S PALACE--SALA DEL MAGGIOR CONSIGLIO 100

PONTE DI PAGLIA 112

THE PALAZZI GIUSTINIANI AND FOSCARI 126

CLOISTER OF S. GREGORIO 142

STATUE OF BARTOLOMEO COLLEONI 145

BUST OF FRANCESCO FOSCARI 150

PALAZZO DARIO 160

THE PIAZZETTA 217

S. MARCO--MAIN PORTAL 224

S. MARCO--DETAIL OF ARCHIVOLT 225

S. MARCO--DETAIL OF MAIN DOOR 226

BYZANTINE RELIEF--NORTH SIDE, S. MARCO 228

BYZANTINE RELIEF FROM SOUTH SIDE, S. MARCO 229

CAPITALS, ATRIUM, S. MARCO 230

S. GIORGIO MAGGIORE 236

DOGE’S PALACE--THE CORTILE 248

GRAND CANAL, WITH THE RIVA DEL CARBON AND RIALTO BRIDGE 267

CA’ D’ORO 268

PALAZZO VENDRAMIN 271

TRAGHETTO AND CAMPO S. SAMUELE 272

STATUE OF BARTOLOMEO COLLEONI 280

HEADPIECE TO SECTION IX. 289

VENICE FROM THE PUBLIC GARDENS 290

WELL-HEAD, CAMPO S. GIOVANNI GRISOSTOMO 294

THE RIALTO BRIDGE 294

PALAZZO CONTARINI, WITH SPIRAL STAIRCASE AND BYZANTINE WELL-HEAD 296

S. MARIA DELLA SALUTE 296

EDICT STONE, RIALTO 301

BYZANTINE CROSSES--CAMPO S. MARIA MATER DOMINI 302

DOORWAY WITH COLOURED RELIEF OF SS. MARK AND ANIANUS; COBBLERS’ GUILD HOUSE, CAMPO S. TOMÀ 307

FISHING BOATS ON THE GIUDECCA 311

HEADPIECE TO SECTION XVII. 314

MURANO 315

VENICE FROM THE SOUTH 322

MAPS

SKETCH MAP OF ITALY AND THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN _facing page_ 1

VENICE IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY 215