Restored in 1987 with Save Venice general funds.

Saint Theodore, the patron saint of Venice prior to Saint Mark, is shown rising to glory in a lunette probably painted by an artist from the Veneto in the early eighteenth century. Theodore is depicted as a Roman soldier and is elevated towards heaven on a cloud that is borne up by angels. The work is located above the painting of the Martyrdom of Saint Theodore, attributed to Stefano dell’Arzere.

This lunette was heavily damaged and subsequently repainted extensively in the nineteenth century, making a precise attribution difficult.

The work was restored by conservators Serafino and Ferruccio Volpin, with the guidance of project director Ettore Merkel of the Superintendency of Fine Arts of Venice.

For select projects, conservation dossiers in Italian containing limited textual and photographic documentation may be available for consultation by appointment at the Venice office of Save Venice and the Rosand Library & Study Center. For inquiries, please contact us at venice@savevenice.org.

Unidentified Veneto artist
Glory of Saint Theodore
Eighteenth century, oil on canvas
212 x 414 cm