This essay on the 56th Venice Biennale examines the problem of technical know-how and the creation of artists. These problems are not new. Therefore, in the church San Pietro di Castello, we find some answers to these questions. We also discover beautiful works, including a painting by Francesco Solimena, or intriguing frescoes, those of Girolamo Pellegrini. All the artists, antique or contemporary, are questioning the theme of death, recurring motif in the Biennale.