Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista
The Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista was one of the six great schools , the Scuole grandi in the Republic of Venice .
history
The scuola was founded in 1261 and was initially located near Sant'Aponal in the sestiere of San Polo . In 1307 it was moved to San Giovanni Evangelista north of the Frari Church . The school was closed in 1806, but subsequently rebuilt and still exists.
building
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The building of the Scuola was rebuilt around 1480 in the style of the Venetian early Renaissance. During this time the small farm (Campiello) was created. Its walls have a fluted pilaster structure . The entrance is adorned by a portal probably designed by Mauro Codussi (others suspect Pietro Lombardo ), which is crowned by a lunette . Codussi also created the two-flight staircase leading to a platform and the hall on the ground floor with two rows of columns and the "Ghibelline window". The platform above the stairs is crowned by a dome.
The oratory on the upper floor, behind the assembly room, had a cycle of paintings by Gentile Bellini , Vittore Carpaccio , Lazarro Bastiani, Giovanni Mansueti and Benedetto Diana, which is now in the Accademia . The cross reliquary itself is still in the possession of the brotherhood and is displayed on the altar in a version from the end of the 14th century.
literature
- Erich Hubala: Reclam's art guide Italy. Venice. Brenta villas, Chioggia, Murano, Torcello. Monuments and museums. 3. Edition. Philipp Reclam jun., Stuttgart 1985, ISBN 3-15-010002-X , pp. 357-358.
- Herbert Dellwing: Art Monuments in Italy: A Picture Guide. ed. by Reinhardt Hootz. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 1974, ISBN 3-422-00340-1 , p. 382.
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Coordinates: 45 ° 26 ′ 18 ″ N , 12 ° 19 ′ 34 ″ E