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Churches at Venice
By Clair Jackson | August 28, 2008
During our romantic weekend in Venice my husband and me decided to visit the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, a real “off the beaten path” jewel in Venice, just next to San Rocco church. We decided to visit it because my parents had the chance of visiting it some years ago and they were stunned by the beauty of the paintings by Italian painter Tintoretto.
The main quality of the whole Scuola Grande is the wonderful cycle of canvases which Jacopo Robusti, better known as Tintoretto, conceived and realised between 1564 and 1588. According to some critics, these paintings, because of the unity of theme and their location, is for Venice what the Sistine Chapel is for Rome. The artist wanted to use light as the main element of his work, dominating the form and the colour and giving the several representations a unity of action and a great expressive power.
The Scuola Grande has three main rooms: the best one is the main one on the second floor, named “Upper Hall”, fully painted by Tintoretto. The room is huge and the best paintings are on the ceiling, that’s why visitors can borrow big mirrors to admire the painting the better way.
Admission is 7 € and you are given a multi-lingual electronic guide if you want, which is very useful to enjoy your visit.
Time: from 28/3 to 2/11 open 9.00 AM – 5.30 PM
from 3/11 to 27/3 open 10.00 AM – 5.00 PM
The Scuola Grande remains closed on New Year’s Day, Easter Day, and Christmas Day
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