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The Finding of the body of St Mark or Rediscovery of the body of Saint Mark is a painting by Tintoretto. Dated to between 1562 and 1566 it is part of a cycle of paintings of the patron saint of Venice. It is now held in the Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan.Like its companion piece St Mark’s Body Brought to Venice the composition exemplifies Tintoretto’s preference for dramatic effects of perspective and light.