A lively day at Rialto, where the Rialto Bridge can be seen in all its splendour and behind it, on the right, the Fondaco dei Tedeschi.

The Ateneo Veneto - according to its Statute - is:

Some Italian war orphans enjoy a swim in the Venetian lagoon next to the training ship "Scilla." Here they are being trained for the Italian merchant navy.

A fondamenta (or perhaps a garden, considering the visible roots and trees) is visibly damaged by an ordnance deflagration during the Great War. Some people are working to restore it.

The church of San Simeon Piccolo damaged during the Great War. The photo shows the absence of one of the white columns (on the left side), replaced by a temporary wooden pillar.

This sheet is a detailed compositional study by Schiavone for a painting that already existed in the Doge's Palace, destroyed by fire in 1574 and commissioned by Doge Francesco Donà (or Donato).

The marriage between Cupid, son of Venus, and Psyche, with the presence of Juno, Jupiter, Mars and other Olympian gods, as narrated in The Golden Ass, by Apuleius.

The Madonna della Salute has an origin of mourning and suffering, and still remains a devotional feast for Venetians today.

A pontoon bridge connects the two banks of the Grand Canal on the occasion of the Festa della Salute.

From Ferdinando Ongania's portfolio 'Calli, Canali e Isole della Laguna'.