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cently restored ceiling is Veronese's 1577
Venice Distributing Honours,
while on
the walls is Veronese's
Rape of Europe
.
Collegio & Sala del Senato
Few were granted audiences in the Palladio-designed
Collegio
(Council Room),
where Veronese's 1575-78
Virtues of the Republic
ceiling shows Venice as a
blonde waving her sceptre over Justice and Peace. Father-son team Jacopo and
Domenico Tintoretto show Venice keeping company with Apollo, Mars and Mer-
cury in their
Triumph of Venice
ceiling for the
Sala del Senato
(Senate Hall).
Sala Consiglio dei Dieci & Sala della Bussola
Government cover-ups were never so appealing as in the Sala Consiglio dei Dieci
(Trial Chambers of the Council of 10; Room 20), where Venice's star chamber
plotted under Veronese's
Juno Bestowing Her Gifts on Venice
. Over the slot where
anonymous treason accusations were slipped in the
Sala della Bussola
(Compass
Room; Room 21) is his
St Mark in Glory
ceiling.
Sala del Maggior Consiglio
The 1419 Sala del Maggior Consiglio (Grand Council Hall) features the doge's
throne against Tintoretto's politically correct
Paradise;
heaven is apparently
crammed with 500 prominent Venetians, including Tintoretto patrons. Veronese's
Apotheosis of Venice
ceiling has gods and foreign dignitaries marvelling at
Venice's coronation by angels. The wall frieze depicts Venice's first 76 doges; the
black space is for Doge Marin Falier, who lost his head for treason in 1355.
