Splendid Venice 2007 and renamed the "Splendid Venice" hotel. The hotel has a large Venetian outdoor courtyard/Campiello with a retractable glass roof, allowing year round socializing. The hotel has a rooftop terrace and outdoor bar with panoramic views of St Mark's Campanile. The hotel's Le Maschere restaurant has a room of mirrors ("Sala degli Specchi") which is available for private dinners. Splendid Venice The Splendid Venice is a 4 star hotel in Venice, Italy owned by the Starhotels group. The hotel is located between St. Mark’s Square and Rialto Bridge and has 165 rooms (including 16 suites). The hotel has a private
Saint Nicholas in Glory Saint Nicholas in Glory Saint Nicholas in Glory is an altarpiece painting by Italian Renaissance artist Lorenzo Lotto, executed in 1527-1529 and located in the church of Santa Maria dei Carmini, Venice. An inscription at the altar's base reports that the canvas was commissioned in 1527 by the "guardiano" (curator of the church) Giovanni Battista Donati and his vicar Giorgio de' Mundis. They chose Nicholas because of their membership in a merchants' brotherhood, which was dedicated to that saint. A frame in Istrian stone had already been prepared before the work's execution. This was Lotto's first work after his return