The Santa Maria della Salute was built to celebrate the end of the plague in 1631 and is dedicated to Our Lady of Health. Nowadays, many will recognize this magnificent Roman Catholic Church as ...
29.5 x 45 cm. (11.6 x 17.7 in.) ...
60.4 x 85.8 cm. (23.8 x 33.8 in.) ...
in which the poet's unflinching devotion is linked to his admiration for a Venice basilisk by the name of Santa Maria della Salute.