To the patience and genius of Signor Giacomo Boni is the restored statuary of the Loggetta due; Cav.

Munaretti was responsible for the bronzes, and Signor Moretti for the building.

All honour to them! Old Coryat's enthusiasm for the Loggetta is very hearty.

"There is," he says, "adjoyned unto this tower [the campanile] a most glorious little roome that is very worthy to be spoken of, namely the Logetto, which is a place where some of the Procurators of Saint Markes doe use to sit in judgement, and discusse matters of controversies.

This place is indeed but little, yet of that singular and incomparable beauty, being made all of Corinthian worke, that I never saw the like before for the quantity thereof." Where the Piazzetta especially gains over the Piazza is in its lagoon view.