La Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, Venice.

Architect: Baldesare Longhena [1598-1682];
completed by Antonio Gaspari after Longhena's death.

1631-87

The 125 statues that adorn the exterior of Salute form a sharp contrast to the austere interior.

Photograph by George P. Landow, © October 2000. It may be used for any scholarly or educational purpose without permission, as long as the previous credit appears.