VIRGIN AND CHILD

Author: Anonymous, Byzantine

Century: XIII°

Church: Basilica of San Pietro di Castello

DATE: XIII century

POSITION: right nave – second altar (on map n° 4)

METHOD: icon

The second altar of the right nave is held up by four elegant yellow marble columns.

The altarpiece represents the Holy Father in Glory by Tizianello, Tiziano’s nephew.
Part of the work is hidden by an icon of a Black Virgin with Child inserted in a finely gilded golden carved frame.