Gallery Three: Miracles

Miracles are events that are considered impossible, such as bringing someone back from the dead. Jesus Christ has performed several miracles, such as bringing people back from the dead, feeding thousands of people with a couple of loaves of bread and fish, and turning water into wine at a wedding. These two paintings depict circumstances of miracles and how they are portrayed as Venetian Renaissance paintings. 

In the Procession in St. Mark's Square, Jacopo Salis is viewing the presence of the Relic of the True Cross in the Piazza San Marco. Jacopo's son fell out of a window and was on the verge of dying as Jacopo was in Venice. He prayed that his son would be okay, and as he was on his way home from Venice, he knew that his son was awake and healed.

The Miracle of the Slave depicts St. Mark, the patron saint of Venice, rescuing a slave from torture for defying the rule of his master. The slaveowner, displayed on a throne above, punishes his slave for devoting to the worship of St. Mark. With his golden halo, the saint is up above, interfering in the torture as the crowd is in awe.