Santa Maria della Pietà, Venice
Santa Maria della Pietà | |
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Santa Maria della Visitazione | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Catholic Church |
Sect | Roman Rite |
Province | Venice |
Region | Veneto |
Location | |
State | Italy |
Geographic coordinates | 45°26′03″N 12°20′42″E / 45.43417°N 12.34500°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Giorgio Massari |
Style | Baroque architecture |
Date established | 1745 |
Completed | 1760 |
Website | |
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The church of Santa Maria della Pietà or della Visitazione is a prominent church in the sestiere of
History
The present church was built from 1745-1760 adjacent to the site of an earlier church, and adjacent to the orphanage and hospital, the Ospedale della Pietà. The design was by Giorgio Massari,[1] but its façade remained incomplete, with marble facing rising only a third of the way up the columns. In 1906, it was completed but without the originally projected three statues on the roof. Only a single simple cross ornaments the centre. Above the entrance is a large bas-relief representing Charity (1800) by Marsili.
The interior is oval. The ceilings were frescoed by Tiepolo depicting Strength and Peace and Triumph of Faith, flanked by angelic musicians, while the presbytery was painted by the same artist with the theological Virtues, (1745-1755). Tiepolo was aided by Jacopo Guarana, the pupil of Sebastiano Ricci who had originally made designs for the frescoes.
A chapel by
References
- ^ "Chiesa della Pietà". Santa Maria della Pietà (in Italian). Venice: Istituto Provinciale per l'Infanzia. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ISBN 9781900639248.