The next room, the Sala Erizzo, has a very splendid ceiling.

The next is not remarkable, and then we come on the right to the Sala dei Filosofi where the custodian displays, at the foot of the staircase, the charming fresco of S.Christopher which Titian made for Doge Andrea Gritti.

It is a very pleasing rendering, and the Christ Child never rode more gaily or trustfully on the friendly saint.
With true patriotism Titian has placed the incident in a shallow of the lagoon and the Doges' Palace is seen in the distance.
Then follow three rooms in the Doges' suite in which a variety of treasures are preserved, too numerous and heterogeneous for description.
[Illustration: S.CHRISTOPHER FROM THE FRESCO BY TITIAN _In the Doges' Palace_] The antique section of the Archaeological Museum is not of general interest.

It consists chiefly of Greek and Roman sculpture collected by Cardinal Grimani or dug from time to time from the soil of Venetian provinces.

Here are a few beautiful or precious relics and much that is indifferent.