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Santi Giovanni e Paolo

church, Venice, Italy

Also known as: San Zanipòlo

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ceiling painting by Piazzetta

In Giovanni Battista Piazzetta
…Chapel of the Sacrament in Santi Giovanni e Paolo. The “Ecstasy of St. Francis,” perhaps his finest religious work, dates from about 1732, and some three years later he was commissioned to execute an “Assumption” for the elector of Cologne. The celebrated “Fortune Teller” is dated 1740. “The Pastoral” and…
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feature of Venice

In Venice: Churches of Venice
The Dominican church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo (San Zanipolo in the Venetian dialect; founded in 1246 and consecrated in 1430) is of rose-coloured stone, its vast interior designed for the large congregations of urban poor whom it served. As a burial place, it was favoured by noble families;…
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