IN THE PROCURATIE NUOVE 195 ON THE STEPS OF THE “REDENTORE” 204 A VENETIAN WOMAN 213 A GONDOLIER 220 I TRE PONTI 229 PONTE DEI SOSPIRI 244 GRAND CANAL--PALAZZI REZZONICO AND FOSCARI 266 SCUOLA DI S. MARCO AND STATUE OF COLLEONI 280 SCUOLA DI S. ROCCA 285 S. FOSCA AND PALAZZO GIOVANELLI 293 RIO S. CASSIANO 300 TIMBER BOATS 309 CANNAREGGIO 312 VENICE FROM THE LIDO 320 REPRODUCTIONS OF PICTURES _From Photographs by Alinari_ PORTRAIT OF SULTAN MAHOMET II. IN THE PALAZZO LAYARD. BY GENTILE BELLINI _facing page_ 196 MADONNA ENTHRONED AND FOUR SAINTS. IN S. ZACCARIA. BY GIOVANNI BELLINI 198 ST GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. IN S. GIORGIO MAGGIORE. BY CARPACCIO 198 THE BAPTIST AND FOUR SAINTS. IN THE MADONNA DELL’ORTO. BY CIMA 200 S. CRISTINA. IN S. MARIA MATER DOMINI. BY CATENA 202 THE DEAD CHRIST. IN THE ACCADEMIA. BY TITIAN 204 PRESENTATION OF ST MARK’S RING TO THE DOGE. IN THE ACCADEMIA. BY BORDONE 208 THE MARRIAGE OF ST. CATHERINE. IN ST. CATERINA. BY VERONESE 210 THE MARRIAGE OF ST. CATHERINE. IN THE DUCAL PALACE. BY TINTORETTO 246 THE RICH MAN’S FEAST. IN THE ACCADEMIA. BY BONIFAZIO 256 GIPSY AND SOLDIER. IN THE PALAZZO GIOVANNELLI. BY GIORGIONE 300 ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT PAGE HEADPIECE TO PART I. CHAPTER I. 1 ON THE LAGOONS 3 S. FOSCA AND THE DUOMO, TORCELLO 4 PONTE S. GIUSTINA 5 (_a_) EARLY DUCAL CAP FROM AN OLD MOSAIC IN ST MARK; (_b_) EARLY DUCAL CAP OF DOGE MORO, FROM THE PORTRAIT IN S. GIOBBE 8