"It is impossible for sight or spirit to be indifferent to the spell of that exquisite countenance of St. Barbara; we have never been able to pass by Santa Maria Formosa without stopping for a moment to pay our devotions to the lovely patroness of the gunnery of the Most Serene Republic. The drawing of the drapery is superb, the flesh and hands admirable for life and softness; it is the beauty of goodness, the noble serenity of a saint who is still a woman."