But there is little to cause the heart to beat any faster.
A quaint and ugly but fascinating thing, attributed to Carpaccio and said to represent two courtesans at home, is the most memorable.

Why it should not equally represent two ladies of unimpeachable character, I cannot see.

Ruskin went beyond everything in his praises, in _St.Mark's Rest_, of this picture.

He suggests that it is the best picture in the world.

But read his amazing words.