Show venice alt being restored I 1 now that eliat the war is over ana and venice ha haa recovered from the nightmare of having her wealth of art destroyed by shell fire or worse still looted by soldiers one by one her treasures from underground cellars or distant galler leg le are being returned to their places place one of her most admired possessions however titiane Tit ians assumption of the virgin which is counted among the seven great masterpieces in the world the pride of the venetian academy of fine arts has been returned not to the gallery gnIle ry but to its original home in the choir of the beautiful gothic church of the fearl for which it was pointed painted by titian in 1510 1516 the alio magnificent frame of carved marble originally built round it now shows oft off the glor glorious lous picture to advantage and the venetians Venc tiam are delighted that it should be re restored to the position where its donors and the great rent genius who composed it intended it to remain |