Venice: San Giorgio

So one day we took the slow vaporetti around the big island and down to San Giorgio, the scenic little island with the big Palladio church and campanile that is one of Venice's more prominent sights.

San Giorgio from the campanile in St Mark's Square

Another relatively austere church interior, but
this time with one of the strangest--no, the
strangest--item of religious art we have seen

yet; the basin at the bottom blows holy vapor
which rises to the suck-tube in the dome

The suck job in action; seems particularly

appropriate when you're relying on smoke and

mirrors anyway; besides, this "artistic"

installation has appeared already in South

America and Russia, which, I assume, makes

it OK, or at least ecumenical; seems to me it

would work for (Tibetan) Buddhism, Hinduism,

and others

Alas, the Tintoretto Penultimate Supper had moved on (no

explanation given); this is a strange church

But there was at least this fine statue of St.

Gabby, patron saint of hustlers, rustlers, and

tusslers; "you're dern tootin'"

And, on the same island, but closed when

we got there, was this interesting and

interestingly titled exhibit; we stop for

anything named "Penelope"; details at

http://www.cini.it/en/event/detail/1/544;
especially relevant for a child born on
Shakespeare's birthday