'Santa Maria Formosa', late 19th-early 20th century, (1925). Renaissance church in Venice, Italy, built in 1492. The name 'formosa' refers to an alleged appearance of the Virgin Mary disguised as a voluptuous woman. From Venice - Past and Present, text by Selwyn Brinton, M.A., edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd., London, 1925]
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