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Some images from the the inside of the cathedral are presented below. Please point the images with the mouse index for more information.

High Altar. Saint Marc's grave, Ciborium and Golden Altar-Piece Atrium, St, Mark, mosaic, 1545; Virgin and Saints, mosaic Byzantine art. Frame with enamel, 10 Century. Virgin and the Child, called Madonna Nicopeia Pala Paolo Veneziano, 1345. Detail.

The images above, taken from picture postcards, will one day appear on stamps too.  

CARNIVAL IN VENICE

 Carnival Masques in Venice
Niger, 1972. The Masked Ball, by Guardi (1712-1793)
Niger, 1972. The Masked Ball, by Guardi (1712-1793) Niger, 1972. The Masked Ball, by Guardi (1712-1793) Niger, 1972. The Masked Ball, by Guardi (1712-1793)

The background reproduces a detail of the inside floor of the St Mark's Cathedral, XIII Century.

Mosaics

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