The Querini houses two large cement paste sculptures and eight bronze bas-reliefs by Arturo Martini (Treviso, 1889 - Milano, 1947). The sculptures probably depict an Allegory of the Sea and an Allegory of the Earth. They are early works that recall early Greek statuary. With those stylised forms, the artist opened the path towards a renaissance in Italian sculpture. This can also be seen in his bas-reliefs of 1917: they capture life in the trenches during the Great War. Martini presented them in a competition for a monument. He did not win. His works were considered too dramatically sincere and not patriotic enough.