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Bible is represented in s bad J BaJJb-relievds. Be-
hind that, on another Altar, you must take no-
tice of the Pillars of transparent Oriental Ala-
baster, and those which, they pretend, were
brought from the Temple of Solomon. Some of
the Pew-keepers will inform you of several * other
^Things, which a curious Traveller may view
11 with satisfa&ion, in this Church. You need not
The People say, that the Pilasters of White
Marble, that are over againlt the great Gate of the
Palace, are the Doges Gibbet, and that his First
Hussier is to be his Executioner. This Conceit
was doubtless occasion’d by the tragical Ends of
some Doges who were bang’d or murder’d about
this Place in popular Tumults. Some say, that
thesa
t S. Mark’j-
Chair ; the
Tabic at which
Christ distri- -
bated the Five look for the pretended Humane Figure, repre-
Loaves & two sented naturally in a Piece of Marble (towards
Fijhesith! Fox t;ie Qne of tilc Treasury), because ’tis ameer
tarried by .
Cocks; the Chimera.
Place os the K
Floor, over againsi the Quire, which is call'd the Sea, by reason of the Waves
which the Marble represents; the Pourtraittures os S. Dominic and S. Francis,
shade by Spirit os Prophecy ; the slrchilecl os S. Mark’r putting his Finger
upon his Mouth, as a fign os his Repentance for speaking too much, (among the
Ornaments os the great Gate, above, on the Left-hand) ; and several other
Things mention'd in the preceding Relation.
3 40 Inftrustions to a Traveller.
tareni: At S. Zachary's, that of the Doge Tribuno
Memo: At the Augufiine Friars of S. Jofeph, that
of the Doge Marino Grimani: Nt Santa Maria
Zobenigo, that of Anthony Barbara. There are
very fine Altars in the Church of the Nuns of
S. T’erefia, and at la Madonna del Pianto, &c.
The Church of S. Luke, or rather the Pole or
* They only give Malt that is near it in the * open Place, is in the
the Title os Pi- middle of Venice, if such an Irregular may be said
t0 have a Middle.
Mark. The 0- At the Great Altar of S. Mark's there are four
ther open Ria- Columns, on which the whole Hillory of ths
cesare call'd ‘ zl ’ ' "
Campi.
hind that, on another Altar, you must take no-
tice of the Pillars of transparent Oriental Ala-
baster, and those which, they pretend, were
brought from the Temple of Solomon. Some of
the Pew-keepers will inform you of several * other
^Things, which a curious Traveller may view
11 with satisfa&ion, in this Church. You need not
The People say, that the Pilasters of White
Marble, that are over againlt the great Gate of the
Palace, are the Doges Gibbet, and that his First
Hussier is to be his Executioner. This Conceit
was doubtless occasion’d by the tragical Ends of
some Doges who were bang’d or murder’d about
this Place in popular Tumults. Some say, that
thesa
t S. Mark’j-
Chair ; the
Tabic at which
Christ distri- -
bated the Five look for the pretended Humane Figure, repre-
Loaves & two sented naturally in a Piece of Marble (towards
Fijhesith! Fox t;ie Qne of tilc Treasury), because ’tis ameer
tarried by .
Cocks; the Chimera.
Place os the K
Floor, over againsi the Quire, which is call'd the Sea, by reason of the Waves
which the Marble represents; the Pourtraittures os S. Dominic and S. Francis,
shade by Spirit os Prophecy ; the slrchilecl os S. Mark’r putting his Finger
upon his Mouth, as a fign os his Repentance for speaking too much, (among the
Ornaments os the great Gate, above, on the Left-hand) ; and several other
Things mention'd in the preceding Relation.
3 40 Inftrustions to a Traveller.
tareni: At S. Zachary's, that of the Doge Tribuno
Memo: At the Augufiine Friars of S. Jofeph, that
of the Doge Marino Grimani: Nt Santa Maria
Zobenigo, that of Anthony Barbara. There are
very fine Altars in the Church of the Nuns of
S. T’erefia, and at la Madonna del Pianto, &c.
The Church of S. Luke, or rather the Pole or
* They only give Malt that is near it in the * open Place, is in the
the Title os Pi- middle of Venice, if such an Irregular may be said
t0 have a Middle.
Mark. The 0- At the Great Altar of S. Mark's there are four
ther open Ria- Columns, on which the whole Hillory of ths
cesare call'd ‘ zl ’ ' "
Campi.