Why it matters
A madman is healed by a relic of the True Cross, but Carpaccio's real subject seems to be Venice itself: the old wooden Rialto Bridge, gondolas used as ferries and foreigners in eastern dress fill the scene.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1496.
- It was one of nine canvases on the relic's miracles for the Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista.
- It was restored from 2019 with support from Save Venice.
Based on the Wikipedia article Miracle of the Relic of the Cross at the Ponte di Rialto (CC BY-SA 4.0).
