Scuola dei Mercanti
The Scuola dei Mercanti is a building to the left of the Madonna dell'Orto church in Venice , built in 1570 . Site manager was Andrea Palladio . The architecture is not considered typical of Palladio. The original furnishings with eight columns made of Istrian stone and a wooden beam ceiling have been preserved on the ground floor .
The brotherhood that supported the school was founded in 1374 and merged with the Scuola di Santa Maria e Francesco ai Frari or Scuola Grande della Misericordia in 1570 . The school was closed in 1806. The works of art, including a painting by Paolo Veronese , were then scattered. The hall on the ground floor was used as a cinema and theater hall. Today, like the hall on the first floor, it serves the parish.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Parrocchia della Madonna dell'Orto. ( Memento of the original from May 8, 2012 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.
literature
- Erich Hubala: Reclam's art guide Italy. Volume II, 1: Venice: Brenta Villas, Chioggia, Murano, Torcello. 2nd Edition. Philipp Reclam jun., Stuttgart 1974, ISBN 3-15-010002-X , p. 296. (brief mention)
- Rachel G. Erwin: The Scuola Dei Mercanti: Social Networking and Marital Mobility in Sixteenth-Century Venice. Georgia State University, Thesis 2010. (online)
Web links
- Description (Italian text)
Coordinates: 45 ° 26 ′ 47 " N , 12 ° 19 ′ 56" E