San Giobbe
| Church of Saint Job, Venice | |
|---|---|
Renaissance | |
| Groundbreaking | 1450 |
| Completed | 1493 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 42 metres (138 ft) |
| Width | 20 metres (66 ft) |
The Church of St Job (
Roman Catholic church located overlooking the campo of the same name, known as Sant'Agiopo in Venetian dialect, on the south bank of the Cannaregio canal near Ponte dei Tre Archi in the sestiere of Cannaregio of Venice, northern Italy
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History
The church is dedicated to
In 1378 a hospice with a small
Minor Observant Friars. The oratory was replaced by the present church by Bernardino of Siena, with the financial backing of doge Cristoforo Moro in gratitude for Bernardino's prophecy that Moro would become doge - Cristoforo donated 10,000 ducats to the building works in 1471, three months before his death, and was buried in the church. Work began in 1450, paused until 1470, and was finally consecrated in 1493, as one of the first examples of Renaissance architecture in the city. It was begun by Antonio Gambello and (when work began again in 1470) completed by the sculptor and architect Pietro Lombardo
, with the latter designing the present altar arch and main door as well as much of the interior decoration.
It contains the tomb of
San Giobbe Altarpiece and Vittore Carpaccio's The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple: these works are now in the Gallerie dell'Accademia
.
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Bell tower -
San Giobbe view from Ponte dei Tre Archi -
the cloister -
the cloister -
The cloister -
Well in cloister -
Statue of St Job -
The oratory of the 'Ospedale di San Giobbe'
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Copy of the altarpiece by Giovanni Bellini -
Prayer in the Garden by Marco Basaiti -
Presentation of Jesus in the Temple by Vittore Carpaccio
See also
- History of medieval Arabic and Western European domes
- History of Italian Renaissance domes
- History of early modern period domes
Notes
- PMID 5906745.
Bibliography
- (in Italian) Le chiese di Venezia, Marcello Brusegan; Ed. Newton Compton 2008
External links
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