92 - 17th-century Venetian School

17th-century Venetian School Jesus Appears to the Members of the School of the Holy Cross Oil on canvas 34 x 26 cm This small painting is one of the rare surviving examples of the ancient School of the Holy Cross, which was suppressed in 1806 following Napoleonic decrees and subsequently demolished, along with the adjacent church and monastery, in 1813. It is very important to note, in the lower register, the extremely rare 17th-century bird’s-eye view of the San Marco basin and pier. Venetian school of the 17th century Jesus Appears to the Members of the School of the Holy Cross Oil on canvas 34 x 26 cm This small painting is one of the rare surviving examples from the ancient Confraternity of the Holy Cross, which was dissolved in 1806 following the Napoleonic decrees and subsequently demolished, along with the church and monastery, in 1813. It is particularly noteworthy that the lower register features an extremely rare 17th-century bird’s-eye view of the San Marco basin and pier.