PAOLO VENEZIANO
(b. before 1300, d. ca. 1360)

Rediscovery of the Relics of St Mark

1345
Tempera on wood
Basilica di San Marco, Venice

This work was commissioned by Doge Andrea Dandolo from Paolo Veneziano and his sons Luca and Giovanni for part of the cover of the Pala d'Oro. Altarpieces were regularly covered during parts of the year, especially during penitential seasons, although most much more simply than this example.