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NAPOLEONICA LA REVUE

		La revue

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Ala Napoleonica - Piazza San Marco
Ceiling of the grand staircase
La Gloire de Neptune

Artist: SANTI Sebastiano (1789-1865)

Date: 1807-1836

Place:Venice

Subjects: Decorative arts, Italy, Napoleon (King of Italy)

Key words: Venice, palace, celing, painting, fresco, mythology

Credits: Musei Civici Veneziani

Notes:

The ceiling of the grand staircase in the Ala Napoleonica is the work of Sebastiano Santi who painted this over an earlierb work by Giambattista Canal (1745-1825), The Fall of the Giants. It is surrounded by panels in monocrhome representing trpohies and sea horses. Whilst the central fresco is in relatively good condition, the panels have suffered water damage, scaling and salt stains.
The Comité Français de Sauvegarde Venice (the French Save Venice Committee) has launched a project to restore the building, suported by the Napoleon Foundation.
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IN PICTURES

Ala Napoleonica - Piazza San MarcoCeiling of the grand staircaseLa Gloire de Neptune

Ala Napoleonica - Piazza San Marco
Ceiling of the grand staircase
La Gloire de Neptune