San Bartolomeo, Venice
| San Bartolomeo | |
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Roman Catholic | |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Municipality | Venice |
| Country | Italy |
  Location within Venice | |
| Geographic coordinates | 45°26′15″N 12°20′11″E / 45.437569°N 12.336437°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Church |
| Completed | 830 |
San Bartolomeo (
. It is near the Rialto Bridge in the sestiere (district) of San Marco.History
The church was supposedly founded in 830, and was originally dedicated to
Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki. It was renovated in 1170, and became the church of the German community in Venice, whose commercial headquarters were nearby at the Fondaco dei Tedeschi
.
The church was rebuilt again in the 18th century. The bell tower was built in 1747–54 based on designs of
Giovanni Scalfarotto
.
Art works
The interior has two sculptures by the Venetian sculptor of German origin
Pietro Muttoni
.
National Gallery in Prague.[1] Large doors or shutters for an organ (which no longer exists), painted by Sebastiano del Piombo, are now in the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice. The open doors show St Louis of Toulouse and St Sébald of Nuremberg; when closed they show St Bartholomew and St Sebastian.[2]
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Open doors -
Closed doors
References
Further reading
- Manno, Antonio (2004). The Rizzoli Art Guides (ed.). The Treasures of Venice. New York: Rizzoli International Publications.
External links
Media related to San Bartolomeo (Venice) at Wikimedia Commons
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