[A Wanderer in Venice by E.V. Lucas]@TWC D-Link bookA Wanderer in Venice CHAPTER XV 9/9
This was once a popular arena for bull-fights, but there has not been one in Venice for more than a hundred years. Morosoni's palace, once famous for its pictures, is the palace on the left (No.
2802) as we leave the church for the Accademia bridge. Opposite is another ancient palace, now a scholastic establishment with a fine Neptune knocker.
Farther down on the left is a tiny campo, across which is the vast Palazzo Pisani, a very good example of the decay of Venice, for it is now a thousand offices and a conservatory of music. Outside S.Vitale I met, in the space of one minute, two red-haired girls, after seeking the type in vain for days; and again I lost it.
But certain artists, when painting in Venice, seem to see little else. And now, being close to the iron bridge which leads to the door of the Accademia, let us see some pictures..
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