Venetian culture contributed greatly to Istrian artistic heritage, even though the Venetian Republic never completely ruled over the Istrian peninsula. The towns of western Istria came under Venetian rule during the 13th century, Pula at the beginning of the 14th century, while Plomin and Labin were annexed to the Republic in 1420. ////// Istrska umetniška dediščina je v veliki meri zaznamovana z beneško kulturo, čeprav Benetke niso nikoli zavzele vse Istre. Mesta v zahodni Istri so postala del Beneške republike v drugi polovici 13. stoletja, Pulj v začetku 14. stoletja, medtem ko sta bila Labin in Plomin vključena v Republiko šele leta 1420.