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Vittore Carpaccio painted his iconic Miracle of the Relic of the True Cross at the Rialto Bridge between 1494 and 1496. The canvas is one of the most celebrated of the cycle, in fact, one of the most famous paintings of the Renaissance.
The Rialto Bridge lies at the commercial heart of Venice. It is one of the most famous sights the city affords, and was painted throughout the eighteenth century by Luca Carlevaris, Canaletto, and Michele Marieschi as well as by Francesco Guardi.
Rialto Bridge, stone arch bridge crossing over the narrowest point of the Grand Canal in the heart of Venice, Italy. The bridge is the oldest bridge across the canal and is renowned as an architectural and engineering achievement of the Renaissance. Learn more about the history of the Rialto Bridge.
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- Rialto Bridge Is The Oldest Bridge Spanning Venice’s Grand Canal. Only four bridges span the 2.4 miles long Grand Canal in Venice. In Italian, their names are: Ponte di Rialto, Ponte dell’Accademia, Ponte degli Scalzi, and Ponte della Costituzione.
- Rialto Bridge Straddles Venice’s Grand Canal at Its Narrowest Point. Venice’s main thoroughfare – the Grand Canal – is between 30 and 70 m wide. Rialto Bridge straddles it at its narrowest stretch and more or less at the midpoint of its course which is shaped like an upturned S.
- Rialto Bridge Connected Venice’s Political Heart to Its Financial Nucleus. During the heyday of the Republic of Venice, Rialto Bridge was of utmost importance for the daily functioning of the city-state.
- Ponte di Rialto Started Life in the 11th Century as a Simple Boat Bridge. Back in the 11th century, a simple boat bridge was built across the narrowest point of the Grand Canal.
The Miracle of the Cross at the Ponte di Rialto (Italian: Miracolo della Croce a Rialto), also known as The Healing of the Madman, is a painting by Italian Renaissance artist Vittore Carpaccio, dating from c. 1496. It is now housed at the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice.
The Rialto Bridge from the North. This Canaletto painting features an iconic view of Venice: that of the Rialto Bridge positioned between city buildings on either side of the Grand Canal. While the bridge is visible in the left background of the canvas, the viewer's eye must first travel along the water on which floats many gondolas.
The Miracle of the Relic of the Cross at the Rialto Bridge by Vittore Carpaccio, painted around 1495–96, is one of the most fascinating depictions of contemporary life in Renaissance Venice. Although it is primarily a religious painting, it also reveals an aspect of the life of Black Africans in Venice.
