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Capital, Doge's Palace, Venice, Italy

Sculpted capital of Emperor Trajan with the widow (a story from the Golden Legend where a widow begs for vengeance for the death of her son who was murdered by the son of the Emperor), carved 1340-1355, thought to be by Filippo Calendario, 1315-55, from Column 36, depicting Justice, of the ground floor Piazzetta San Marco columns, on the Doge's Palace or Palazzo Ducale, begun 1340 and built in Venetian Gothic style, Venice, Italy. The palace has 2 arcades with 14th and 15th century capitals and sculptures, and a loggia above with a decorative brickwork facade. It was the residence of the Doge of Venice, the supreme authority of the former Republic of Venice, until the Napoleonic occupation in 1797, and is now a museum. The city of Venice is an archipelago of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges, in the Venetian Lagoon. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Contained in galleries: Venice, Veneto, Italy

Sculpted capital of Emperor Trajan with the widow (a story from the Golden Legend where a widow begs for vengeance for the death of her son who was murdered by the son of the Emperor), carved 1340-1355, thought to be by Filippo Calendario, 1315-55, from Column 36, depicting Justice, of the ground floor Piazzetta San Marco columns, on the Doge's Palace or Palazzo Ducale, begun 1340 and built in Venetian Gothic style, Venice, Italy. The palace has 2 arcades with 14th and 15th century capitals and sculptures, and a loggia above with a decorative brickwork facade. It was the residence of the Doge of Venice, the supreme authority of the former Republic of Venice, until the Napoleonic occupation in 1797, and is now a museum. The city of Venice is an archipelago of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges, in the Venetian Lagoon. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen