CHURCH OF SAN CASSIANO

- Sestiere of San Polo. X sec. -

Just the Byzantinian-Venetian door-jambs and the bell tower are left of the old church dating back to the beginning of fifteenth century; all the had been removed with many restorations during centuries.
Interior has three naves and a groin vaulyt ceiling frescoed by C. Cedini (Tiepolo's School).
But the church is surely famous in Venetian itineraries for its important paintings dating back to sixteenth century: La visitazione and il Cristo nell'orto by Leandro Bassano, La resurrezione di Cristo con i santi Cecilia e Cassiano by Jacopo Tintoretto and, always by Robusti La crocefissione (1568), innovative work for its dramatic scene.

 

Points of interest to visit

Fish Market

S. Teodoro's Scuola Grande

Church of S. Salvador

Church of S. Polo

Rialto Bridge