SYMBOL OF PAST SPLENDOUR. —The Palace of the Doyen is an architectural expression of the past splendour and the power of Venire . Here in this ornate palace of red Verona and white Istrian marble, the rulers of Venice and their councils intrigued, governed, made war, and won and lost. The state apartments, of the Palace, which were reconstructed at the, time of the Renaissance, are as noble as any designed by man. The wall of one of the rooms contains, Tintoretta's, “Paradise” the largest, oil-painting in the world.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 1 July 1939, Page 8
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88SYMBOL OF PAST SPLENDOUR.—The Palace of the Doyen is an architectural expression of the past splendour and the power of Venire. Here in this ornate palace of red Verona and white Istrian marble, the rulers of Venice and their councils intrigued, governed, made war, and won and lost. The state apartments, of the Palace, which were reconstructed at the, time of the Renaissance, are as noble as any designed by man. The wall of one of the rooms contains, Tintoretta's, “Paradise” the largest, oil-painting in the world. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 1 July 1939, Page 8
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