San Francesco della Vigna is a

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church in the

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of Castello in

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, northern

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History

Along with

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, this is one of two

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churches in Venice. The site, originally a vineyard (''vigna''), was donated by Marco Ziani in 1253 for construction of the monastery. A tiny chapel already on the site recalled the spot where an angel supposedly had pronounced ''Pax tibi Marce, evangelista meus'' to the shipwrecked

Saint Mark Mark the Evangelist ( la, Marcus; grc-gre, Μᾶρκος, Mârkos; arc, ܡܪܩܘܣ, translit=Marqōs; Ge'ez: ማርቆስ; ), also known as Saint Mark, is the person who is traditionally ascribed to be the author of the Gospel of Mark. Accor ...

, patron of Venice. The first church at the site was a triple-nave

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church by

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. A monastery housed the Frati Minori dell'Osservanza, while the Conventuali occupied the Frari across town. By the 16th century, the church building was in need of repair. Two main impulses led to the reconstruction of this church; one was the reform sweeping the order of the Franciscan Observants, and the other was the wishes of Doge

Andrea Gritti Andrea Gritti (17 April 1455 – 28 December 1538) was the Doge of the Venetian Republic from 1523 to 1538, following a distinguished diplomatic and military career. He started out as a successful merchant in Constantinople and transitioned into t ...

, whose family palace neighboured the church. In 1534, this Doge laid the foundation stone for the new church. The nave was roofed over by 1554.

Exterior

The church was designed in sober

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style by

Jacopo Sansovino Jacopo d'Antonio Sansovino (2 July 1486 – 27 November 1570) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor and architect, best known for his works around the Piazza San Marco in Venice. These are crucial works in the history of Venetian Renaissance archi ...

in 1554, with the advice of the Franciscan friar, Fra Francesco

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. Fra Zorzi based the sizing of the various elements on the number three, because of its association with the

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: the nave should be nine paces wide and 27 paces long, each side chapel three paces wide. However the white marble façade (1564-1570) was not based on Sansovino's designs, but instead was a product of an

Andrea Palladio Andrea Palladio ( ; ; 30 November 1508 – 19 August 1580) was an Italian Renaissance architect active in the Venetian Republic. Palladio, influenced by Roman and Greek architecture, primarily Vitruvius, is widely considered to be one of th ...

. It is thought that the patrician Daniele Barbaro lobbied for the commission to be switched from Sansovino to Palladio in 1562, convincing the then Patriarch, Giovanni Grimani. Palladio addressed the challenge of linking the central nave with the side aisles in the façade in an innovative manner. The Corinthian columns in both the center and the sides are perched on the same high plinth, though the central four columns are taller and wider than the lateral ones. The lateral columns support half-pediments that mimic the angle of the central full pediment. Above the central portal is a hemicircular window, interrupted superiorly by a bracket and subdivided into three parts. The façade contains two large bronze statues of ''Moses'' and ''Saint Paul'' (1592), actively stepping forward from their shallow niches, sculpted by

Tiziano Aspetti Tiziano Aspetti (15591606) was an Italian sculptor of the Renaissance. He was born in Padua and active mainly there and in Venice. He completed both large and small sculpture in bronze. Among his large works are bronze statues in the façade of S ...

. At the top of the tympanum, an eagle unfolds a banner stating ''Renovabitur''. Below, a frieze dedication of the church states: ''Deo utriusque templi aedificatori ac reparatori'' (God, builder and restorer of both temples) is engraved. Four marble plaques state: Ac cede ad hoc / ne deseras spirituale / non sine iugi exteriori / interiorique bello (Enter here / not abandoning the spirit / not without detaching yourself from the exterior world / and making your interior beautiful). Inside the church, each chapel was sold for 200-350 ducats to aristocratic donors, raising much needed construction funds, granting the rights to place their coat-of-arms in the chapel and to bury their family there. For the right to be buried in the floor of the chancel in front of the high altar, Doge

paid 1000 ducats. In 1542, Vettor Grimani and his brother Cardinal Marino acquired rights to build the facade for the church. The three sarcophagi for two cardinals and a patriarch from the

Grimani The House of Grimani was a prominent Venice, Venetian patricianship, patrician family, including three Doges of Venice. They were active in trade, politics and later the ownership of theatres and opera-houses. Notable members included: Notable m ...

family are no longer in place. The facade of the church was ultimately commissioned from

(1562) by

Giovanni Grimani Giovanni VI Grimani (8 July 1506, Venice - 3 October 1593, Venice) was an Italian bishop and patriarch of Aquileia. Life Nephew of Cardinal Domenico Grimani, brother of Marino Grimani and a member of the Venetian noble family of the Grimani, he was ...

. In the 1950s were cast the 5 bells in B rung with the

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. Facade of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice).jpg, Façade by

Palladio Andrea Palladio ( ; ; 30 November 1508 – 19 August 1580) was an Italian Renaissance architect active in the Venetian Republic. Palladio, influenced by Roman and Greek architecture, primarily Vitruvius, is widely considered to be one of th ...

Facade of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) Moses by Tiziano Aspetti.jpg, Moses by

Facade of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) Saint Paul by Tiziano Aspetti.jpg, Saint Paul by

Cloister of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice).jpg,

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Cloister (second) of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice).jpg, Cloister (second)

Interior

The interior of the church has a simplicity and severity befitting a Franciscan church, with plain

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Doric pilasters. The choir, which in the past was occupied by the monks during services, is behind the altar. The interior contains an alabaster sculpture of ''St. Louis of Toulouse'' and an early 15th-century Gothic painting of the ''

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''. The Grimani chapel (first in the left aisle) is decorated with ceiling paintings by

Battista Franco Battista Franco Veneziano also known by his correct name of Giovanni Battista Franco (before 1510 – 1561) was an Italian Mannerist painter and printmaker in etching active in Rome, Urbino, and Venice in the mid 16th century. He is also known ...

, and murals and altarpiece by

Federico Zuccari Federico Zuccaro, also known as Federico Zuccari (c. 1540/1541August 6, 1609), was an Italian Mannerist painter and architect, active both in Italy and abroad. Biography Zuccaro was born at Sant'Angelo in Vado, near Urbino (Marche). His docum ...

. The chapel has been restored by the British charity Venice in Peril, which also restored Palladio's facade in the 1990s. The chapels of the church house masterpieces that both were made for this church or were moved here mainly in the 19th century from shuttering churches, oratories, and monasteries. They belong to some of the most prominent aristocratic families in Venice. Among the chapels, and works therein, are the following (starting from the entrance):

Right

;1st, Bragadin or of ''St Catherine of Alexandria'' : First chapel on the right, dedicated to the Bragadin family, and patronized by

Saint Catherine of Alexandria Catherine of Alexandria (also spelled Katherine); grc-gre, ἡ Ἁγία Αἰκατερίνη ἡ Μεγαλομάρτυς ; ar, سانت كاترين; la, Catharina Alexandrina). is, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, wh ...

. The chapel was acquired in 1537 by Girolamo Bragadin, Procurator Procurator of St. Mark, the coat of arms of the Bragadin family are placed on either side of the altar. The painting of the altarpiece depicts Catherine of Alexandria with Saints Jerome, John the Baptist, and the Apostle James (Middle of the 16th century) by

Giuseppe Porta Giuseppe Porta (1520–1575), also known as Giuseppe Salviati, was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period, active mostly in Venice. Biography Caterina d’Alessandria con i Santi Gerolamo, Giovanni Battista, Giacomo Apostolo San Fr ...

. On the right, a painting depicting "the Last Supper" by Francesco Rizzo da Santacroce. On the left, the "Resurrection of Christ" by

Giovanni da Asola Giovanni da Asola (active 1512 – 1530) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance, who along with his son Bernardino da Asola, were prominent in the Venice of the early 16th century. Born in Brescia, Giovanni appeared in Venice in 1512, probabl ...

. In the middle of the chapel, the tombstone of Bragadin Girolamo Bragadin (1545). Cappella Bragadin of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - Resurrezion di Cristo - Giovanni da Asola.jpg, "Resurrection of Christ" by

Caterina d’Alessandria con i Santi Gerolamo, Giovanni Battista, Giacomo Apostolo di G. Porta Salviati,.jpg, Catherine of Alexandria with Saints Jerome, John the Baptist, and James

Cappella Bragadin of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - Ultima cena di Francesco Rizzo da Santacroce.jpg, "the Last Supper" by Francesco Rizzo da Santacroce ;2nd, Badoer-Surian or of the ''Immaculate Conception'' : The chapel was dedicated in 1535 to the Virgin by Piero Badoer, Procurator of San Marco. It also contains the tombs (1563) of Surian family. The chapel has four flanking 18th-century canvases, originally from the Oratory of the Stimmate, depicting on the right the ''Sacrifice of Isaac'' by

Pittoni Giambattista Pittoni or Giovanni Battista Pittoni (6 June 1687 – 6 November 1767) was a Venetian painter of the late Baroque or Rococo period. He was among the founders of the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice, of which in 1758 he became the s ...

and ''Rebecca at the Well with Eleazar'' by

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; and on the left, the ''Samaritan at the Well'' by

Francesco Polazzo Francesco Polazzo (1683–1753) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active mainly in Venice. He was a pupil of Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, and painted portraits and historical subjects, though better known as a restorer of pict ...

and the ''Healing the Congenitally Blind'' by

Angelo Trevisani Angelo Trevisani (1669 – after 1753) was an Italian painter of the late- Baroque, active mainly in Venice. He was born in Venice (or possibly Capodistria), the younger brother of Francesco Trevisani who was born in Capodistria, and who painted ...

. Sacrificio di Isacco (Le sacrifice d’Isaac) par Giambattista Pittoni.jpg La samaritana al pozzo di Nicola Grassi.jpg Rebecca al pozzo con Eleazar di Francesco Polazzo.jpg La guarigione del cieco nato di Angelo Trevisani.jpg ;3rd Contarini dalla Porta : The chapel contains an alabaster statue of St Louis of Toulouse, and a canvas by

Palma Giovane Iacopo Negretti (1548/50 – 14 October 1628), best known as Jacopo or Giacomo Palma il Giovane or simply Palma Giovane ("Young Palma"), was an Italian painter from Venice and a notable exponent of the Venetian school. After Tintoretto's death ...

depicting the ''Virgin with Saints''(1628). The ceiling (completed 1789) depicts the ''Scenes of Life and Death of St Peter of Alcantara'' including the ''Saint on the City Walls'', ''St Theresa of Avila, St Peter, and Queen Isabel of Spain'', the ''Death of the Saint'', and ''Glory of the Saint'', all by

Francesco Fontebasso ''Allegory of Faith'' (v.1750) San Zanipolo Venice Francesco Fontebasso (4 October 1707 – 31 May 1769) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque or Rococo period of Venice. He first apprenticed with Sebastiano Ricci, but was strongly influen ...

. In the walls are allegorical depictions of Faith, Hope, and Charity (right) by

Jacopo Marieschi Jacopo Marieschi (1711–1794) was a Venetian history painter. Formerly he was confused with the prominent vedute painter, Michele Marieschi, his close contemporary.Martineau, Jane, and Robison, Andrew, ''The Glory of Venice: Art in the Eightee ...

; and Religion and Meditation (left) by

Francesco Maggiotto Francesco Fedeli, nicknamed Francesco Maggiotto or also il Maggiotto (1738 – 13 September 1805) was an Italian painter from Venice. Life Francesco Maggiotto was the son of Domenico Fedeli, with whom he shared the nickname "Maggiotto"; in t ...

. It houses the tomb of two doges: Alvise, doge from 1676 to 1684, and Francesco, doge from 1623 to 1624. Both busts are the work of

Antonio Gai Antonio Gai (Born 3 May 1686 – 4 June 1769) was an Italian sculptor, active in his native Venice and Veneto during the late- Baroque period. Biography He learned his trade from a wood sculptor and his father, Francesco, also a sculptor ...

. Alvise Contarini.jpg,

Alvise Contarini Alvise Contarini (24 October 1601 – 15 January 1684) was the 106th Doge of Venice, reigning from his election on 26 August 1676 until his death seven and a half years later. He was the eighth and final member of the House of Contarini to serve ...

Contarini Francesco.jpg,

Francesco Contarini Francesco Contarini (Venice, 28 November 1556 – Venice, 6 December 1624) was the 95th Doge of Venice, reigning from 8 September 1623 until his death fourteen months later. Background, 1556–1623 Francesco Contarini was the son of Bertucc ...

La Vergine in gloria e santi - Palma il Giovane (1624-1628).jpg, La Vergine in gloria - Palma il Giovane ;4th Malipiero Badoer : The chapel contains an altarpiece depicting ''The Resurrection'' by

Paolo Veronese Paolo Caliari (152819 April 1588), known as Paolo Veronese ( , also , ), was an Italian Renaissance painter based in Venice, known for extremely large history paintings of religion and mythology, such as ''The Wedding at Cana'' (1563) and ''The ...

. ;5th Barbaro : The chapel has the heraldic shield of the Barbaro family, a red circle on a white background, granted to admiral Marco Barbaro after his 12th-century victory in Jaffa. The painting of the altarpiece is by Battista Franco, it is an oil on canvas representing the baptism of Christ between Saint Francis and Bernardin of Siena. These two figures, appearing well on either side of the central group, are masked by the two columns. La Résurrection du Christ 1560 Véronèse.jpg, ''The Resurrection'' by

San Giovanni Battista battezza Cristo nel Giordano - di Battista Franco 1555.jpg, ''The baptism of Christ'',

The right pulpit

It was erected at the expense of Matteo Goretto with an underlying altar dedicated to St. Matthew with a painting depicting the apostle of

Francesco Montemezzano Francesco Montemezzano or Monte Mezzano (Verona, 1555 – after 1602) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance or Mannerist period. Life and career He was born near Verona, and appears to have been a follower, if not a pupil, of Paolo ...

. Above the pulpit is another painting by the same author "La Vergine Assunta" (late sixteenth century). San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - Pulpito di destro - San Matteo apostolo di Francesco Montemezzano.jpg, Matthew the Apostle by Francesco Montemezzano San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - The pulpit on the right, the assumption of the virgin - Francesco Montezzano.jpg, The assumption of the Virgin by Francesco Montezzano

Left

;1st left, The Grimani chapel is dedicated to the Grimani family under the patronage of the Magi. It was purchased in 1537 by Vettor Grimani procurator of San Marco. The vault is richly decorated by fifteen medallions known as "Roman" (circular boxes alternated with square boxes). The seven angelic virtues are found in the squares and in the eight circles the human virtues by

called Semolei (1561). The altar whose altarpiece shows the "Adoration of the Magi" in 1564 by

, was painted in oil directly on the marble. This choice explains the state of the work. On both sides in niches of the allegory of the Peace in bronze by

who is the author of the statues of the Palladian facade of the church. Above the altar are three frescoes with the center: "The resurrection of Christ", right: "Elijah cured the son of the widow" and left: "Elijah and the chariot of fire", by

. On the right side a fresco framed with gypsy "Resurrected Lazarus" (Resurrezione di Lazzaro) (1561) Federico Zuccari. Le Virtù Angeliche e le Virtù Umane di F. Battista detto il Semolei.jpg, "The Angelic Virtues, and the Human Virtues" by Battista Franco Adorazione dei Magi (1564) di Federico Zuccari.jpg, "Adoration of the Magi" by Federico Zuccari 3 Affreschi, centro Resurrezione di Cristo, destra Elia guarisce il figlio della vedova e a sinistra Elia e il carro di fuoco, Battista Franco.jpg, Above the altar three paintings by Battista Franco Affresco Resurrezione di Lazzaro (1561) di F. Zuccari.jpg, Lazarus risen" by

;2nd left, Montefeltro or of ''St Anthony Abbot'' Second chapel on the left.

Nicola da Urbino Nicola da Urbino (ca. 1480 – 1540/1547) formerly confused with Nicola Pellipario has traditionally been designated as the Italian ceramicist from Castel Durante in Marche who introduced into painted maiolica the new ''istoriato'' style, i ...

, Count of Montefeltro, in 1397 draws up a will by which he gives the Procurator of San Marco 2000 gold coins. He asks that a third of this sum be allocated to the constitution of a chapel in the church of San Marco. The vow will not be respected and it is only 150 years later that the chapel is erected on the occasion of the reconstruction of San Francesco della Vigna. It is under the patronage of

Anthony the Great Anthony the Great ( grc-gre, Ἀντώνιος ''Antṓnios''; ar, القديس أنطونيوس الكبير; la, Antonius; ; c. 12 January 251 – 17 January 356), was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint. He is d ...

(Sant'Antonio abate). The altar and the marble altarpiece date from 1561, they are due to Francesco Smeraldi. The three statues are of

Alessandro Vittoria Alessandro Vittoria funerary monument - San Zaccaria, Venice Alessandro Vittoria (1525–1608) was an Italian Mannerist sculptor of the Venetian school, "one of the main representatives of the Venetian classical style" and rivalling Giamb ...

(1563): in the center of San Antonio Abatea, right St. Sebastian, on the left St. Roch. On the left side of the chapel is a work by Parrasio Micheli "The Fall of the Manna" (Caduta della Manna), on the right side a painting attributed to Parrasio Micheli representing the sacrifice of Melchizedek (Sacrificio di Melchisedech). Altare della cappella Montefeltro di Francesco Smeraldi, Statue d'Alessandro Vittoria.jpg, Altar by Francesco Smeraldi Cappella Montefeltro di Francesco Smeraldi, Sant' Antonio abate Statue d'Alessandro Vittoria.jpg, ''St. Anthony the Great'' by

Cappella Montefeltro San Rocco Statue d'Alessandro Vittoria.jpg, St. Roch by

Cappella Montefeltro San Sebastiano Statue d'Alessandro Vittoria.jpg, St. Sebastian by

Cappella Montefeltro - Caduta della manne - Parrasio Micheli.jpg, "The fall of the manna" by Parrasio Micheli Cappella Montefeltro - Sacrificio di Melchisedech - Parrasio Micheli.jpg, "Sacrifice of Melchizedek" by Parrasio Micheli ;3rd left, Sagredo : The chapel was designed by

Tommaso Temanza Tommaso Temanza (9 March 1705 – 14 June 1789) was an Italian architect and author of the Neoclassic period. Born in Venice, he was active both in his natal city and the mainland towns of the Republic of Venice. Biography His family held bure ...

. It is dedicated to Saint Gherardo Sagredo, an ancestor who died in 1046, and was declared blessed in 1076. The pendedentives depict the four evangelists and four virtues by

Tiepolo Giovanni Battista Tiepolo ( , ; March 5, 1696 – March 27, 1770), also known as Giambattista (or Gianbattista) Tiepolo, was an Italian painter and printmaker from the Republic of Venice who painted in the Rococo style, considered an import ...

. The cupola has a fresco painted sotto in su by

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. The chapel has statue of the Blessed Gherardo by

Andrea Cominelli Andrea Cominelli was an Italian stonemason, sculptor and architect, who was active in the Republic of Venice during the second half of the 17th century. Early years Little is known of Cominelli's youth. He was probably born in Venice in the fir ...

, and other sculptures by Justus Le Court and Enrico Merengo. On the walls are two funeral monuments with busts to the Doges

Nicolò Sagredo Nicolò Sagredo (8 December 1606 – 14 August 1676) was the 105th Doge of Venice, reigning from 6 February 1675 until his death less than two years later. Little of note occurred during his reign as Venice was still recovering from the Cret ...

(ruled 1675-76) and

Giovanni Sagredo Giovanni may refer to: * Giovanni (name), an Italian male given name and surname * Giovanni (meteorology), a Web interface for users to analyze NASA's gridded data * ''Don Giovanni'', a 1787 opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, based on the legend of ...

(ruled 1676-91), with busts by Giovanni Gai. The chapel underscores the complex machinations in an oligarchic and aristocratic Venice to uphold the family name.W. Barcham. Cappella Sagredo of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice).jpg, The Chapel Cappella Sagredo of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) Soffittos affrescato.jpg, Cupola frescoes by Girolamo Pellegrini Cappella Sagredo of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) Tiepolo .jpg, Pendentive by Tiepolo Nicolò Sagredo.jpg, Nicolò Sagredo Alvise Sagredo.jpg, Alvise Sagredo Cappella Sagredo of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - Polychrome stone altar.jpg, Polychrome stone altar ;4th left Dandolo : The chapel has a painting of San Bernardo da Siena and works by

. Cappella Dandollo of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) Profeta Isaia (1570) di G. Porta.jpg, "The prophet Isaiah" by Giuseppe Porta Cappella Dandollo of San Francesco della Vigna - Vergine con il Bambino, Sant’Antonio Abate e San Bernardo (1555) di G. Porta.jpg, "Virgin and Child with St. Anthony Abbot and St. Bernard." by Giuseppe Porta Cappella Dandollo of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) Sibilla Eritrea (1570) di G. Porta.jpg, "The Eritrean Sibyl" by Giuseppe Porta ;5th left Giustinian or "della Salute" : The chapel has a canvas by Paolo Veronese, depicting ''Holy Family with St Catherine and Anthony Abbot'' (circa 1560). One source places the Veronese ''Resurrection'' in this chapel. 3794 - Venezia - S. Francesco d. Vigna - Cappella Giustiniani - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 8-Dec-2007.jpg, Giustiniani's Chapel Cappella Giustinian Sacra Famiglia con Santa Caterina e Sant’Antonio Abate (1551) di Veronese.jpg, " Holy Family with St. Catherine and St. Anthony Abbot " by Paolo Veronese Cappella Giustinian Vergine col bambino (secolo XVII) di A. Vassillacchi.jpg, " Virgin and Child " by Antonio Vassilacchi Cappella Giustinian Virgin and Child with the shepherds (secolo XVII) di A. Vassillacchi.jpg, ''Virgin and Child with the shepherds'' by

Antonio Vassilacchi Antonio Vassilacchi (; el, Αντώνιος Βασιλάκης, Antonios Vasilakis; 1556–1629), also called L'Aliense, was a Greek painter, who was active mostly in Venice and the Veneto. Biography Antonio Vassilacchi was born of Greek descent ...

Transept left

; Chapel Priuli : Dedicated to the family

Priuli The House of Priuli was a prominent aristocratic family in the Republic of Venice; they entered the Venetian nobility early in the 14th century. Their members include: *Andriana Priuli - wife of Francesco Cornaro, Doge of Venice (1625–1629) * ...

and patronized by

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. It is closed by a polychrome marble balustrade of the XVe . On the right wall a painting of an Addolorate XVII attributed to

. Below in the wall is the stone where

Justine of Padua Justina of Padua ( it, Santa Giustina di Padova) is a Christian saint and a patroness of Padua. Her feast day is October 7. She is often confused with Cyprian and Justina, Justina of Antioch. She was devoted to religion from her earliest years and ...

knelt for his martyrdom (comes from the old church of Santa Giustina, now destroyed). The polychrome marble altar is surmounted by a niche in red marble from Verona, where one can see a wooden statue of

(1691) by Marchiò Molziner (withdrawn in 1898 from the Chapel Giustiniani where it was previously exhibited). On the altar a glass sarcophagus containing the body of Santa Cristina (martyred at 13 years in the year 297) relic deposited here following the destruction of the church Santa Giustina in 1810. ; The Monument to the Doge Marcantonio Trevisan : Above the door giving access to the Saint-Chapelle, the sacristy and the cloisters. The Monument is by Girolamo Campagna; The Doge's tomb is in the center of the transept facing the choir. On the right side of the door is a statue of St. Louis of Toulouse. ; The Holy Chapel : Accessible from the left arm of the

transept A transept (with two semitransepts) is a transverse part of any building, which lies across the main body of the building. In cruciform churches, a transept is an area set crosswise to the nave in a cruciform ("cross-shaped") building withi ...

, the " Madonna and Child with Four Saints and Donor" of

Giovanni Bellini Giovanni Bellini (; c. 1430 – 26 November 1516) was an Italian Renaissance painter, probably the best known of the Bellini family of Venetian painters. He was raised in the household of Jacopo Bellini, formerly thought to have been his father ...

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1507 __NOTOC__ Year 1507 ( MDVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June * April 25 – Martin Waldseemüller publishes his ''Cosmographiae Introductio'' ("Int ...

). Cappella San Pasquale Bajlon of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice).jpg, Chapel ''Priuli'' Cappella San Pasquale Bajlon of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - San Pasquale Bajlon - Marchiò Molziner.jpg, Statue of

by Marchiò Molziner Cappella San Pasquale Bajlon of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - Addolorata by Antonio Vassilacchi.jpg, ''Addolorata'' by

Interior of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - Left transept.jpg, Background of the Left Transept Interior of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - Monument to Marcantonio Trevisan - Girolamo Campagna.jpg, Monument to Marcantonio Trevisan Interior of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - Left transept - Louis of Toulouse.jpg, St.

Louis of Toulouse Saint Louis of Toulouse (9 February 1274 – 19 August 1297), also known as Louis of Anjou, was a Neapolitan prince of the Capetian House of Anjou and a Catholic bishop. Life Louis was born in Brignoles, Provence (or in Italy, at Nocera, where ...

Interior of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - Tomb of Marcantonio Trevisan.jpg, Tomb of doge Marcantonio Trevisan Bellini Giovanni, Madonna e santi (1507).jpg, ''Enthroned Madonna and Saints'' (1507) by

; Sacristy The Sacristy is organized with a central altar and two laterals. On the left side: ''The adoration of the mages'', a copy of the painting by

in the Grimani chapel, which is very degraded (oil on marble). This copy was made in 1833 by the painter

Michelangelo Grigoletti Girolamo Michelangelo Grigoletti (29 August 1801 – 11 February 1870) was an Italian painter, active in a Neoclassical style. Biography Born at Pordenone to a humble family, he was encouraged by an uncle priest who arranged for him to enrol ...

. On the other side of the left altar are two works by

Palma the Younger Iacopo Negretti (1548/50 – 14 October 1628), best known as Jacopo or Giacomo Palma il Giovane or simply Palma Giovane ("Young Palma"), was an Italian painter from Venice and a notable exponent of the Venetian school. After Tintoretto's death ...

: ''San Bonaventura nello studio'' and ''San Diego de Alcalá in estasi''. The central altar shows a painting by

Giuseppe Angeli ''Immaculate Conception with Saints'' (ca 1760) Giuseppe Angeli (Venice 1709- Venice, 1798) was an Italian painter of the late- Baroque, known for depicting both genre and religious subjects. Biography He trained in the studio of Giambattista P ...

(1709-1798) ''The immacolata e santi'' of 1760. On the right side of the altar a door of

John of Capistrano John of Capistrano (''Italian'': San Giovanni da Capestrano, '' Hungarian'': Kapisztrán János, ''Polish'': Jan Kapistran, '' Croatian'': Ivan Kapistran) (24 June 1386 – 23 October 1456) was a Franciscan friar and Catholic priest from the It ...

painted around 1710 by

. From the same author on the right side

Antony of Padua Anthony of Padua ( it, Antonio di Padova) or Anthony of Lisbon ( pt, António/Antônio de Lisboa; born Fernando Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. He was bor ...

. The altar of right is attributed to Sansovino in 1559. On the wall of entrance on the left side ''The Communion of San Bonaventura'' (Bonaventure of Bagnoregio) by Nicola Grassi and on the left ''San Francesco comfortato dall'angelo'' of the same author. Sacristy of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice).jpg, Côté gauche de la sacristie Adorazione dei Magi di Federico Zuccari copia Michelangelo Grigoletti (1801-1870).jpg, ''The adoration of the mages'' Michelaongelo Grigoletti Sacristy of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - San Bonaventura nello studio di Palma il Giovane.jpg, ''San Bonaventura nello studio'' Sacristy of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - San Diego d'Alcalá in estasi di Palma il Giovane.jpg, ''San Diego de Alcalá in estasi'' Interior of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) Sacristy - John of Capistrano by Nicola Grassi.jpg, ''

Sacristy of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - Immacolata e santi di Giuseppe Angeli.jpg, ''The immacolata e santi'' San Francesco confortato dall'angelo di Nicola Grassi.jpg, ''San Francesco comfortato dall'angelo'' Sacristy of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - La comunione di san Bonaventura di Nicola Grassi.jpg, ''The Communion of San Bonaventura'' ;Left of apse choir, Badoer-Giustinian : In the late 15th century, the noble Venetian Girolamo Badoer commissioned a carved choir screen and altarpiece for their family chapel, dedicated to St. Jerome. Its construction was completed in 1509. :In 1534,

was commissioned to rebuild the church. Agnesina Badoer Giustinian (c. 1472–1542), the

Badoer The Badoer were an aristocratic family in the Republic of Venice. The Badoer traced their ancestry, without any factual basis, to Doge Giustiniano Participazio in the early 9th century. In fact, they rose to prominence in the 13th century. Not ...

heiress who had married into the Giustinian family, asked that the earlier works by the Lombardo family be incorporated into the new chapel. :Agnesina and her children are buried here as well as her second husband, procurator Girolamo Giustinian (1470–1532). Cappella Badoer Giustinian of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - Left wall.jpg, Left wall Cappella Badoer Giustinian of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - Retable.jpg, Altar piece Cappella Badoer Giustinian of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - Right wall.jpg, Right Wall :- Right Wall: Below, a funeral inscription from 1690. Above it (level 2): bas-reliefs from the 15th century: Two evangelists by

Tullio Lombardo Tullio Lombardo (c. 1455 – November 17, 1532), also known as Tullio Solari, was an Italian Renaissance sculptor. He was the brother of Antonio Lombardo and son of Pietro Lombardo. The Lombardo family worked together to sculpt famous Catholic ...

and Amedeo Lombardo, followed by six prophets of

Pietro Lombardo Monument of the Doge Pietro Mocenigo 1481 :''Pietro Lombardo is also the Italian version of the name of the theologian Peter Lombard.'' Pietro Lombardo (1435–1515) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor and architect; born in Carona (Ticino), he ...

(fifteenth century). Level 3: christological cycle by Pietro Lombardo. :- The altar: the frontal shows the last judgment; the altarpiece is a marble triptych of St. Jerome and four saints, with pilasters separating the arches, the friezes and the pediments, by the Lombardo family. :- Left wall: Below: funeral inscription from 1688. Above it (level 2), six prophets, then two evangelists. Level 3: the christological cycle. All are by Pietro Lombardo. :In 1999, the Badoer-Giustinian Chapel underwent conservation treatments funded by the non-profit organization

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Choir

The choir is complex, with a lateral vestibule on either side of the liturgical choir and a choir of brothers. The two are separated by the main altar and a partition. On each side, an apsidal chapel. On the right side of the vestibule is a picture by

Palma il giovane Iacopo Negretti (1548/50 – 14 October 1628), best known as Jacopo or Giacomo Palma il Giovane or simply Palma Giovane ("Young Palma"), was an Italian painter from Venice and a notable exponent of the Venetian school. After Tintoretto's death ...

: the flagellation; below, an icon (

tempera Tempera (), also known as egg tempera, is a permanent, fast-drying painting medium consisting of colored pigments mixed with a water-soluble binder medium, usually glutinous material such as egg yolk. Tempera also refers to the paintings done ...

on wood), anonymous work of the end of the XIVth century: Madonna dell'Umiltà ''. * On the left wall, the funerary monument and the epitaph of the doge

(died in 1538), a work of the Palladian school of the mid-16th century. On the right wall is the monument of Senator Tridiano

Gritti Gritti is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Aloisio Gritti (died 1534), Venetian noble *Andrea Gritti (1455–1538), Doge of Venice *Carillo Gritti (1942–2016), Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop *Cornelia Barbaro Gritti ...

, who died in 1474. * The high altar: The design and the sculptures are attributed to

Girolamo Campagna Girolamo Campagna (1549–1625) was a Northern Italian sculptor. Born in Verona, he went to Venice in 1572 and studied under both Jacopo Sansovino and Danese Cattaneo, and completed many of the latter's works. He was responsible for the fig ...

in the second half of the XVIth. Initially the two groups of four wooden columns contained the statues of

Francis of Assis Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, better known as Saint Francis of Assisi ( it, Francesco d'Assisi; – 3 October 1226), was a mystic Italian Catholic friar, founder of the Franciscans, and one of the most venerated figures in Christianit ...

and

. The center has the unusual characteristic of not having an altarpiece, but a cross. In 1649 Baltasarre Longhena was commissioned to modify the altar. Above the eight Corinthian columns it has set up a cornice in the baroque style. In the second half of the 19th century, a large tabernacle was built from the ruined church of Santa Lucia, the statues of St. Francis and St. Anthony were removed from the altar and out of the side doors of the choir brothers. In 1939 the tabernacle, deemed too ostentatious for the Franciscan ideal, was changed. On the pediment of the triumphal arch, the Eternal Father; and on the sides, the Annunciation in painted wood (second half of the sixteenth century): these are attributed to

. San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - Choir - Left side of vestibule - Madonna dell’Umiltà.jpg, ''Madonna dell’Umiltà'' San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - Choir - Monument to Andrea Gritti.jpg, Monument to

San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - Choir - Monument to Tradiano Gritti.jpg, Monument to Tradiano Gritti San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - Choir - Main altar.jpg, Main altar San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - Choir - Main altar pediment.jpg, Main altar pediment by Girolamo Campagna Interior of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - Choir - Wood statue of St. Antony by Girolamo Campagna.jpg, Antony of Padua by Girolamo Campagna Interior of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - Choir - Wood statue of St. Francis by Girolamo Campagna.jpg, Francis of Assis by Girolamo Campagna

Transept right

;The Chapel ''Giustinian dei Vescovi'' The absidial chapel of right; It is under the patronage of

Peter of Alcántara Peter of Alcántara ( es, Pedro de Alcántara; 1499 – October 18, 1562) was a Spanish Franciscan friar who was canonized in 1669. Biography He was born at Alcántara, Province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. His father, Peter Garavita, was t ...

. It was financed and dedicated to the Giustinian "dei vescovi" family (bishops) because this branch of the family had a good number of prelates in these ranks. The vault is decorated with stucco of the eighteenth century, with a central medallion ''Saint Peter of Alcantara in Glory'' (1765) by

. On either side of the stalls of the eighteenth century; Above the tables with gypseries. On the right wall: ''The death of Peter of Alcántara'' (1765) Francesco Fontebasso, ''Penance and meditation'' (1789) by

, ''Peter of Alcántara and the Queen of Spain'', (1765) Francesco Fontebasso. The altar: the table of the altar represents

Francis of Assisi Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, better known as Saint Francis of Assisi ( it, Francesco d'Assisi; – 3 October 1226), was a mystic Italian Catholic friar, founder of the Franciscans, and one of the most venerated figures in Christianit ...

receiving the infant Jesus of the Virgin beginning of the seventeenth century by

Sante Peranda Sante Peranda (1566–1638) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period. He was a pupil of the painter Leonardo Corona and later Palma il Giovane. Also known as ''Santo Peranda''. He painted a ''Descent from the cross'' for San Procol ...

. On the left wall: ''The ecstasy of Saint Peter'' (1765) Francesco Fontebasso, ''The theological virtues'' (1785) by

, ''Peter of Alcántara shows FRancesc ad'Avila the way to paradise (1765) Francesco Fontebasso Cappella Giustinian dei Vescovi of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice).jpg, The Chapel ''Giustinian dei Vescovi'' Cappella Giustinian dei Vescovi of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - Saint Peter of Alcantara in Glory (1765) Francesco Fontebasso.jpg, ''Saint Peter of Alcantara in Glory''

Cappella Giustinian dei Vescovi of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - Death of Peter of Alcántara - by Francesco Fontebasso.jpg, ''Death of Peter of Alcántara '' Cappella Giustinian dei Vescovi of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - Penance and Meditation by Francesco Maggiotto.jpg, ''Penance and Meditation'' by

Cappella Giustinian dei Vescovi of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - Peter of Alcantara shows, to Teresa d'Avila, the way to paradise - by Francesco Fontebasso.jpg, Peter of Alcantara shows, to Teresa d'Avila, the way to paradise Cappella Giustinian dei Vescovi of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - Peter of Alcántara and the Queen of Spain - by Francesco Fontebasso.jpg, ''Peter of Alcántara and the Queen of Spain'' Cappella Giustinian dei Vescovi of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - The theological virtues by Jacopo Marieschi.jpg, '' The theological virtues'' Cappella Giustinian dei Vescovi of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - Ecstasy of Saint Peter (1765) by Francesco Fontebasso.jpg, ''Ecstasy of Saint Peter'' ;Altar for the Morosini di Sbarra family The ''Enthroned Madonna and child'' (c. 1478) by

Antonio da Negroponte Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male ...

. A lunette was added to the painting later, depicting ''God the Father and the Holy Ghost'' (early 16th century) by

Benedetto Rusconi Benedetto Rusconi, nicknamed the Diana, (ca. 1460 – 1525)
National Gallery of Art. Retrieved April 17, 2018. was an Ital ...

(il Diana). The transept has a side portal called the Holy Land portal with a ''Monument to Domenico Trevisan'', in right wall portrait of Saint Lawrence of Rome. Antonio da negroponte.jpg, ''Virgin and Child Enthroned'', by

Fra Antonio da Negroponte Fra Antonio da Negroponte was an Italian painter of the early-Renaissance period, active mainly in Padua and Venice. He painted in a Quattrocento style that resembles that of Bartolomeo Vivarini. Among his works are a ''Madonna and Child Enthroned ...

Right transept of San Francesco della Vigna (Venice) - Saint Lawrence of Rome.jpg, Saint Lawrence of Rome

Notes

Sources

*
SaveVenice entryDrawing by Canaletto from 1735-40.
*"The Cappella Sagredo in San Francesco della Vigna", by William L. Barcham.'' Artibus et Historiae'' (1983). Volume 4(7): 101-124.

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