Santa Maria in Vanzo is a

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History

The church was first rebuilt in 1436 by Domenico Campolongo, a local aristocrat; the church was enlarged in 1525. An inventory in 1869 noted that the first altar on the left had a canvas depicting ''Enthroned Virgin and St Jerome among other Saints'' by

Lambert Sustris Lambert Sustris (c. 1515-1520 – c. 1584) was a Dutch painter active mainly in Venice. The works Sustris completed in Italy exhibit either a Mannerist style or qualities that may be deemed proto- baroque. He is also referred to as ''Alber ...

. The fourth altar on the left had an ''Adoration by the Shepherds'' attributed by Pietro Selvatico to

Francesco Bassano the Younger Francesco Bassano the Younger (26 January 1549 – 4 July 1592), also called Francesco Giambattista da Ponte or Francesco da Ponte the Younger, was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period. He was born at Bassano del Grappa near Venice, th ...

. The main chapel had an ''Enthroned Madonna and child with Saints Peter, Paul, John the Baptist, and Catherine, as well as two musician angels'' by

Bartolomeo Montagna Bartolomeo (or Bartolommeo) Montagna (, , ; 1450?– 11 October 1523) was an Italian Renaissance painter who mainly worked in Vicenza. He also produced works in Venice, Verona, and Padua. He is most famous for his many Madonnas and his works are ...

. In the apse was a fresco depicting the ''Coronation of the Virgin with the Evangelists and Saints''. The altar to the left of the main chapel had a ''Christ being entombed with Joseph of Aramethea and the Virgin'' (1624) by

Jacopo Bassano Jacopo Bassano (c. 1510 – 14 February 1592), known also as Jacopo dal Ponte, was an Italian painter who was born and died in Bassano del Grappa near Venice, and took the village as his surname. Trained in the workshop of his father, Francesco t ...

. The last altar to the right, there was a canvas depicting the ''Baptism of Christ'' (1528–1531) attributed to

Domenico Campagnola Domenico Campagnola (c. 1500–1564) was an Italian painter and printmaker in engraving and woodcut of the Venetian Renaissance, but whose most influential works were his drawings of landscapes. Life and work Born probably in Venice, he ...

. The transept has frescoes depicting ''Virtues'', and ''Evangelists'' in

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of the transept by Domenico Campagnola. Other artists in the church are Girolamo dal Santo in the frescoes in the choir and apse depicting God the Eternal, symbols of the evangelists and the prophets. Other works include:Padovando Magazine
entry on church, 12 April 2013. *Altarpiece with ''Blessed Gregorio Barbarigo recommending the Trinity to nine Seminarians'' by Francesco Zanoni *Presbytery frescoes (1949) by Armando and Galliano Miglioraro *''Crucifixion'' by Michele da Verona. *''Pope Sarto blesses Missionaries'' (1956) by Luigi Tito *''Seven Holy Virgins'' attributed to

Alessandro Maganza Adorazione della Vergine con gli Angeli (1581) Alessandro Maganza (1556–1630) was an Italian painter of the Mannerist style, born and active in Vicenza, as well as in Venice. He likely trained with his father, Giovanni Battista Maganza, also ...

*''Conversation of Saints'' by Antonio Vassillacchi *''Adoration of the Magi'' by Giovanni del Mio.

References

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