“Veduta della Chiesa di S. Giustina” from the “Gran Teatro di Venezia”, published by Domenico Lovisa, c. 1717.
The calendar of feasts and celebrations in Venice was full of events which are now largely forgotten.
Cocciopesto is a dark red colour commonly used for short-lived writing on walls – but sometimes they survive.
Viva il doge – Long live the doge – the writing on the wall celebrating the election of Andrea Gritto as doge in april 1523