For over 40 years, the Venice in Peril Fund has disbursed millions of pounds for the restoration of Venetian monuments, buildings and works of art.
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PROJECT The crucifix dating to 1469 was conserved by Max Leuthenmayr and Benito Ghezzo in 1980. The first of a series of projects funded by the Velay family through their Fondation Jean-Barthélemy.
Polychrome wooden Crucifix, Church of San Giorgio Maggiore
PROJECT The conservation of the richly detailed Porta della Carta was an early project of Venice in Peril, undertaken from 1976-1979
Porta della Carta, ceremonial entrance to the Ducal Palace
PROJECT Fourteen oil paintings showing Venetian festivals and ceremonies by Gabriele Bella, (1730-99), from the collection left to the city by Giovanni Querini in 1869.
Scenes of Venice, Gabriele Bella, Querini Stampalia Museum
PROJECT The Loggetta in Piazza San Marco, built by Jacopo Sansovino in 1537, was crushed when the Campanile collapsed in 1902. It was rebuilt and later Venice in Peril Fund undertook conservation in 1972-1974.
Loggetta, Piazza San Marco
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