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Carpaccio's
St George and the Dragon
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Carpaccio's
St Jerome and the Lion
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041 522 88 28
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Calle dei Furlani 3259a
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adult/reduced €5/3
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2.45-6pm Mon, 9.15am-1pm & 2.45-6pm Tue-Sat, 9.15am-1pm Sun
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Pietà
MUSEO DELLE ICONE
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MUSEUM
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(Museum of Icons; 041 522 65 81;
www.istitutoellenico.org
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Campiello dei Greci 3412; adult/student €4/2;
10am-5pm; Pietà)
Glowing colours and all-seeing eyes fill this treasure box of some 80
Greek icons made in 14th- to 17th-century Italy. Keep your own eye out for the expressive
San Giovanni Climaco,
which shows the saintly author of a Greek spiritual guide distrac-
ted from his work by visions of souls diving into hell.
The museum goes by a confusing variety of names: it's also known as the 'Museo dei
Dipinti Sacri Bizantini' (Museum of Holy Byzantine Paintings), and technically it's
housed in the Istituto Ellenico (Hellenic Institute).
