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The building on the left in the foreground dominates the image. This<br />
building is Basilica di San Marco, also known as Chiesa d’Oro (The<br />
Golden Church). This church was destroyed in 976 during a rebellion<br />
against Doge Pietro Candiano IV. A second church was built in 1063 but<br />
was not consecrated until 1094, after Saint Mark’s relics, which had<br />
been lost in the years following the destruction of the first church,<br />
were rediscovered.<br />
It has distinctive white and pale-rose pigmented marble with opulent<br />
Byzantine decoration. The front of the structure displays five large<br />
round-arches. He paints the gilded mosaic with bright strokes in<br />
comparison to the detailed building itself. Above every arch are four<br />
horses of St Mark, looted from the Hippodrome of Constantinople in<br />
1204.<br />
Canaletto portrays the Saint Teodoro of Amasea<br />
column vaguely, like in “View of the Bacino di<br />
San Marco (St Mark's Basin)” on the right in the<br />
background. However, this time he portrays<br />
Saint Teodoro and Saint Mark’s column together.<br />
The columns draw your attention to the<br />
background. It’s capped by a lion which was the<br />
Saints evangelistic symbol.
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