CHURCH OF SAN GIORGIO MAGGIORE - Sestiere of Dorsoduro, Giudecca, XVI sec. -

San Giorgio is one of the most impressive Venetian buildings by Andrea Palladio. First stone was laid down in the 1566, when Palladio had already projected the facade of San Francesco della Vigna, Zitelle and Redentore, but the construction of this building was brought to a conclusion after his death by Simon Sorella.
Facade owns clear classical elements as the Corinthian columns. The subdivision of the facade reflects the internal three naves surmounted by the big dome at the crossing of the Latin Cross plan's axes. Wide barrel vault of the ceiling is held up with composed pillars.
San Giorgio Maggiore keeps many masterpieces of the Venetian Renaissance: Ultima cena by Tintoretto (1594), in which the artist, with the artificial light, annihilated the colors of the canvas. Never as in this painting the light becomes a symbol of the artist's spirituality. On the main altar, in front of this painting, it's possible to admire Il cader della manna where the outside scene allowed to Tintoretto to demonstrate his skill as a landscape painter.

Points of interest to visit

Church of ZITELLE

Church of SALUTE

Church of REDENTORE

Scuola Grande dei Carmini

 

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Carmini School: Tiepolo's paintings	Accademia Gallery: paintings collection
Cini Foundation: exhibitions & congresses

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