163. VENICE: A VIEW ON THE GRAND CANAL.

_Canaletto_ (Venetian: 1697-1768). _See_ 127.

The Church, that of S. Simeone Piccolo, was built in Canaletto's time.

"One of the ugliest churches in Venice or elsewhere. Its black dome,

like an unusual species of gasometer, is the admiration of modern

Italian architects" (_Stones of Venice_, vol. iii. Venetian Index, _s.

v._ Simeone).

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