Why it matters
A heavenly host crowds one of the largest paintings on canvas in the world, filling the wall of the Great Council hall in the Doge's Palace. A path of light opens towards the Empyrean as the souls of the Just ascend.
Did you know?
- It measures about 22 × 9 metres.
- It is also called Il Paradiso.
- Saint Justina, whose feast day is the date of Lepanto, appears in it.
Based on the Wikipedia article Il Paradiso (CC BY-SA 4.0).
