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Santa
Maria Gloriosa dei Frari surely is one of the biggest church in Venice
and an important Franciscan Architecture's example as well. Francescan
friars got the land in 1250 by doge Jacopo Tiepolo and immediately built
a little church with an opposite orientation compare to the modern one.
Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, as appears nowadays, dates back to the
middle of fourteenth century and got its model from SS. Giovanni e Paolo
Church, situated in San Marco's Sestiere... |
This
School was built in 1515 following the project of Bon and Scarpagnino,
and soon became famous becouse of the Tintoretto's paintings. Tintoretto
in fact worked here for more than twenty years representing many masterpieces
of Venetian painting between the Renaissance and Mannerism. Besides, here are kept works by Giorgione, Tiziano and Tiepolo. |
Becouse
of the paintings dedicated to this School we are sure it was the most
important non-denominational institution in Venice during the past. San
Giovanni evangelista was founded in 1261 and soon became famous when it
received the Cross's relic by an official of the Cyprus kingdom in 1369.
The fact was so important that many paintings, kept at the Accademia Gallery
testified the moment:
Processione della Croce in Piazza S.Marco, Il miracolo della
Croce al Ponte di S.Lorenzo, both by Gentile Bellini and... |
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