Restored in 1987 with Save Venice general funds.

Little is known about the artist Natalino da Murano, who was active in Venice between the 1530s and 1550s; he worked in the studio of Titian, yet few of his works survive. The influence of Titian can be seen in Natalino’s lunette for the church of San Salvador, located in the left transept; the work depicts God the Father at the moment in which he enters the human realm through the Incarnation, here symbolically represented through the presence of Christ, the Virgin Mary, and the dove of the Holy Spirit.

The painting 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.

Natalino da Murano (active c. 1530-1558)
Holy Trinity and the Incarnation of the Word Lunette
Mid-sixteenth century, oil on canvas
150 x 390 cm