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Ca' Rezzonico |
In this area, standing on the river Canal Grande, find the important
the 18th century Venice Museum
Cà Rezzonico, re-opened on 2001, after very long
repairs of the building, but now the results are superlative: the
frescoes, the rooms and the Grand Staircases are come back to the
18th splendour. The sumptuous palace, which took its name and lustre
from the Rezzonico family was built in 1649 by Baldassarre Longhena
and completed in 1750 by Giorgio Massari. Ca' Rezzonico hosts many
tapestries, lacquer work and armchairs typical of the 18th century
and many works by Canaletto and Giambattista Tiepolo.
San Barnaba |
Very close to the museum, the visitor can pass through the Campo
San Barnaba, an attractive square where a huge bell-tower
belonging to the church of San Barnaba overlooks
the canal of Rio di San Barnaba. The Church of San Barnaba has been
deconsecrated and contains various paintings by important artists
such as Palma il Giovane and Paolo Veronese. The church is remarkable
for the ceiling by Tiepolo and for a ‘Holy Family’ painted
by Veronese.
Another important attraction of the area is Church of Santa
Maria dei Carmini, also known as Santa Maria del Carmelo.
It was built in the 14th century but it passed under many alterations
year by year. The interior is dark, but richly decored. Important
is the work ‘San Nicola di Bari with Santa Lucia and San Giovanni
Battista’ by Lorenzo Lotto (about 1509).
Santa Maria dei Carmini |
Next to the Church lies the Scuola Grande dei Carmini,
which keeps on the ceiling of the first floor room a masterpiece
by Tiepolo: La Vergine in Gloria. The painting ‘la Madonna
del Carmelo consegna lo scapolare al Beato Simone” raised
the popularity of this confraternity until the final appreciation
by Serenissima Government that gave the appellate "Grande"
to it in the 1767.The Napoleonic edict closed it in the 1806 when
it still was rich and popular: many of the most important works
were robbed but large ones fortunately remained here to be appreciated
by public.
Ponte dei Pugni is one of the most know bridges
of the town: you can see white footprints on the bridge: once, this
prints on the bridge signed the starting point for traditional fights
which used to take place between rival factions of Venice. These
battles became so violent that, in 1705, were banned.
Scuola Grande dei Carmini |
Another relevant sight is The Church of San Sebastiano,
one of the Renaissance jewels dating back to the 1550s. Built along
ago and reconstructed by the Rialto architect, Antonio Abbondi (called
the Scarpagnino) in the 16th century, the church deserves a visit
for the paintings and frescoes by Paolo Veronese that completely
cover it.
Few minutes from the Church S. Sebastiano, you will find Chiesa
di San Nicolò dei Mendicoli, one of the most charming church
of Venice. "Mendicoli" means beggars, by which takes name,
living by an humble and poor population of fishermen and craftsmen,
the Nicolotti, one of the two faction whose Venice was divided until
ancient time. The church was rebuilt and modified many times. Nearby
the church, there is the stately square bell tower, built in Venetian
- Byzantine style (end of XII century).Although the later changes,
inside the church the structure of a basilica appears clearly.
Ponte dei Pugni |
Walking in S. Croce area, you will see two other ancient churches:
the Church of San Pantalon and the Church of San
Nicolò da Tolentino. The Church of San Pantalon is a particularly
lavish 17th-century church with a beautiful canvas ceiling painted
by Fumiani; it was, however, for the preceding 12th- and 13th-century
building that this altarpiece was painted. Thought to be Paolo Veronese's
last work and to date from 1587, the painting depicts an instance
of divine healing.
The Church of San Nicolò da Tolentino was
instead built by the reformist monks of the Theatine Order, founded
in Rome in 1524 . Built in the 17th century, the large central cloister
has survived successive restorations and maintained its elegant
classical lines.
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