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The column in the Piazzetta di San Marco with a sculpture of the Lion of Venice on top of it, in Venice, Italy.

$Venice, Veneto, Italy: Saint Mark flanked by angels over the central lunette, with the winged lion, holding a book with the angelic salutation of the praedestinatio: \$

Venice, Italy - June 16, 2010: Column of San Marco Bronze Winged Lion Symbol of City Historic Landmark.

The winged lion of St. Mark standing on a pillar at St. Mark's Square

Lion of Saint Mark at the Torre dellOrologio. St Mark's Clocktower. The Clock Tower on the north side of the Piazza San Marco, in Venice, Italy.

Close up details of Saint Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy

Column of St. Mark - Colonna di San Marco in Venice, Italy. The Lion of Venice sculpture symbolising Saint Mark the Evangelist.

$Venice, Italy - February 8, 2024: The Venetian lion normally has wings, very often holds a book below its paw, and sometimes is completed by a halo around its head. These three elements (wings, book, halo) reveal it as a symbol of Saint Mark the Evangelist, patron saint of the city. The latin sentence written on the book the lion is holding says: \$