LUIGI, ANDREA AND PIETRO ZANDOMENEGHI, Monument dedicated to Titian (detail). In 1838, while visiting Venice, the Emperor of Austria Ferdinand I was struck with the idea of erecting a monument in memory of the great artist who had worked at the court of his forefathers. Among the 12 projects presented, the one proposed by Luigi Zandomeneghi was chosen. The artist, helped by his two sons, accomplished the work between 1843 and 1852. Five bas-reliefs recall Titian’s most important religious works: in the centre of the masterpiece is the ASSUMPTION, on the left the MARTYRDOM OF St. PETER FROM VERONA, on the right THE MARTYRDOM OF St. LAWRENCE. Above the entablature: on the right THE VISITATION, while on the left THE DEPOSITION FROM THE CROSS.