\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This painting is one of a series of twelve canvases depicting the main Venetian festivals. The protagonist of these pictures
is Doge Alvise Mocenigo, who was elected in 1763. The picture shown here represents the celebration that was held on November 21 at the basilica of La Salute to commemorate the end of the plagueÆs terrible outbreak in 1630.