CHURCH OF MADONNA DELL'ORTO - Sestiere of Canaregio, XVI sec. -

The name derives from a miraculous image of the Madonna who one scultore had placed in its house garden and that soon it began to being venerated from the inhabitants of sestriere. The church is fundamental stage in order to know the painting of Jacopo Robusti called the Tintoretto that here finally it was buried with the sons in the right chapel close to the main altar.
The construction engaged all the fifteenth century - changing an older building - and turning out one of the more typical structures of the Gotich Venice, as it demonstrates the tripartition of the facade.FThe niches are instead Of Romanesque derivation in which the statues of the Twelve Apostles are placeda work by Delle Masegne. Going up on the bridge of forehead to the church and turning the look it is instead possible to recognize the bell tower and the great infuence of the Arabic culture on the Venetian architecture.
La devotion to the Virgin is represented inside by La presentazione al Tempio (1552) that Jacopo Tintoretto painted on the organ's doors. To Tintoretto belongs the decoration of the presbitery with two huge paintings that belong to the juvanile phase: Il popolo ebraico che adora il vitello d'oro (The people Hebrew that adores the gold calf )and Il Giudizio Universale (Universal Judgment). While on the greater altar it dominates L'Annunciazione (the Annunciation) and Il Padre Eterno in gloria (Eternal Father in Glory) by Jacopo Palma il Giovane.
The church was derubata the night of 1 March 1993 of the painting Madonna col bambino (Madonna with the child ) by Bellini, not to be found.

Points of interest to visit

Ca' D'Oro

Church of St. Alvise

Church of Miracoli

Jewish Ghetto

- Events and Titbits - click the images

Jewish Muesum: visit the sinagogues

Cà D'Oro Museum: paintings collection

Bed & Breakfast "Mori":
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Bed & Breakfast "Orto":
starting from 99 euros for 2 people