San Sebastiano (Venice)
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San Sebastiano is a church in Venice , in the Dorsoduro sestiere , which contains a considerable part of the life work of Paolo Veronese . There are also sculptures by Alessandro Vittoria and his grave in the church.
history
In 1396 the Hermit monks of St. Jerome founded a small monastery and poor house on the island of Angelo Raffaele. A small oratory was also built, which was replaced by a larger church around 1450. Under Napoleon I , the monastery was closed in 1810. The monastery was then reopened as a branch of San Trovaso and later by Angelo Raffaele and partially demolished until the building was finally used by the University of Venice .
Today's church building
In 1505, Antonio Abondi , known as Lo Scarpagnino , designed a larger new building, which was completed in 1546. Scarpagnino's building is a brick building built in the style of the Renaissance. The two-story facade is completely clad in Istrian marble with sparse ornaments and is crowned by a triangular gable. The church faces the canal, the campanile of the church was built between 1544 and 1546.
The church is a rather unconventional hall building that is equipped with galleries on three sides. The space is extended like a transept by two transverse arms. The square presbytery is separated from the nave by three arches. Of the three adjacent choir chapels, the middle one is distinguished by a round apse and a dome with a drum .
The cycle of paintings by Paolo Veroneses
San Sebastiano is famous because of the decoration by Veronese pictures, which are counted among his masterpieces. The interior is shaped by Veronese painting cycles executed between 1555 and 1570. In the carved and gilded ceiling of the nave are his pictures painted on canvas with the themes: Triumph of Mardochai , repudiation of the Vashti and Esther is crowned by Ashaver .
The high altar was built between 1559 and 1562. The altarpiece integrated there is a late work by Veronese. A Madonna enthroned with the Saints Peter, Catherine of Alexandria and Francis is depicted. The dome fresco with a coronation of Mary, also by Veronese's hand, has not survived.
The ceiling of the sacristy was also furnished by him, one of the putti in the corner fields bears a plaque with the date of the completion of the ceiling painting, November 22, 1555. The main image of the ceiling is a Coronation of Mary , represented in four satellite images by the Evangelists with their Symbols. The pictures above the simple choir stalls in the sacristy are workshop work.
Furnishing
The organ was built in 1763 by the organ builder Nicolò Moscatelli. The instrument has a manual. The pedals are attached. The registers are arranged to the left and right of the gaming table.
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- Remarks
- (B), (D) = bass or treble register
- (P) = Register limited to pedal range
opening hours
- daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Sundays and public holidays 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
literature
- The Church of St. Sebastian in Venice in the messages of the emperors. royal Central Commission for the Research and Conservation of Architectural Monuments Volume 2, 1857
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the organ ( Memento of the original from June 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Italian)
Web links
Coordinates: 45 ° 25 ′ 54.8 ″ N , 12 ° 19 ′ 12.3 ″ E