San Vidal, Venice
San Vidal | |
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Roman Catholic | |
Province | Venice |
Location | |
Location | Venice, Italy |
Geographic coordinates | 45°25′57″N 12°19′46″E / 45.43250°N 12.32944°E |
Architecture | |
Completed | 1084 |
San Vidal (San Vitale) is a former church, and now an event and concert hall located at one end of the Campo
History
A church at the site was erected in the year 1084 by Doge
At present in 2022, the church is deconsecrated, and the chamber music group Interpreti Veneziani performs concerts at the church.[3]
Interior
The main altarpiece is a San Vidal on Horseback with eight saints (1514) by Vittore Carpaccio; in the painting, four of the saints flank the saint on a white horse, while four are in the balconies above. The altar is flanked by two marble statues of the allegories of Faith (veiled) and Fortitude by Antonio Gai. The interior also houses an Immaculate Conception by Sebastiano Ricci, a Crucifixion and Apostles by Giulia Lama, a Trinity with Saints Peter and Francesco di Paola by Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, and a Guardian Angel with St Anthony of Padua and St Cajetan of Thiene by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta.[4]
Although there is no gravestone, the famous composer
Restoration
San Vidal has a 29m (94ft) church bell tower, or campanile. It was a part of the original 1084 design and was rebuilt, as was the entire church, after a fire in 1105. It was restored again in 1347 and again in 1680. Evidence of these redesigns can be seen in the inclusion of a 12th Century cornice piece and a stone relief of St Gregory installed above a side door. Additional restoration work was done in 1902 and 2000.
Sources
- ^ Notizie Storiche delle Chiese e Monasteri di Venezia, by Flaminio Cornaro (1758), page 8.
- ^ Saggio sulla storia civile, politica, ecclesiastica e sulla corografia e topografia degli stati delle Republica di Venezia, Appresso Giacomo Storti (1785), page 395.
- ^ Interpreti Veneziano, official website.
- ^ Some sources label the Piazzetta painting as depicting Archangel Raffaelle.