at the ancona has been
painted for an altar specially dedicated to this Apostle.

The saints on the right are S. Michael and S. Louis of Toulouse. Between
S. John the Evangelist and S. James is a monastic figure which has
evidently changed places with S. John at some moment of restoration. If
the two figures are transposed, their attitudes become intelligible. S.
John is inculcating a message inscribed in his open book, while the monk
is displaying his humble answer on his own page. The use in it of the
term _servus_ suggests that he is a Servite, though the want of the
nimbus precludes the idea that he is one of the founders. It is probable
that he is S. Filipo Benizzi, who, though considered as a saint from the
time of his death, was not canonised for several centuries.

The Mond Collection includes a glowing picture by Giambono; a seated
figure clad in rich vestments and holding an orb, probably representing
a "Throne," one of the angelic orders of the celestial Hierarchy.[1]

[1] These interesting particulars are given by Mr. G. M'N.
Rushforth in the _Burlington Magazine_ for October 1911.

Works are still in existence which may be ascribed to one or other of
these masters, or of which no attribution can be made, but we know
nothing positive of any other artists of the time which preceded the
influence of Gentile da Fabriano. Nothing leads us to suppose that the
Venetian School in its origin had any pretension to be a school of
colour, or that it could claim anything like real excellence at a time
when the Republic first became alive to the movement which was going on
in other parts of Italy, and decided to call in foreign talent.

PRINCIPAL WORKS

_Paolo da Venezia._

Venice. St. Mark's: The Pala d' Oro.
Vicenza. Death of the Virgin.

_Lorenzo da Venezia._

Venice. Academy: Altarpiece.
Correr Museum: Saviour giving Keys to St. Peter.
S. Giovanni in Bragora: Ancona.
Berlin. Two Saints.

_Nicoletto Semitocolo._

Venice. Academy: Altarpiece.
Padua. Biblioteca Archivescovo: Altarpiece.

_Stefano da Venezia._

Venice. Academy: Coronation of Virgin, with false signature of
Semitocolo.

_Jacobello del Fiore._

Venice. Academy: Justice.
S. Trovaso: S. Grisogono.

_Niccolo di Pietro._

Venice. S. Maria dei Miracoli: Altarpiece.

_Michele Giambono._

Venice. Academy: St. James the Great and other Saints.
London. Mond Collec