The church of San Luca Evangelista is a church in the sestiere of

San Marco San Marco is one of the six sestiere (Venice), sestieri of Venice, lying in the heart of the city as the main place of Venice. San Marco also includes the island of San Giorgio Maggiore. Although the district includes Piazza San Marco, Saint Mar ...

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. A parish church stood at the site since the 11th century, patronized by the patrician

Dandolo The House of Dandolo () was a patrician family of the Republic of Venice, which produced four Doges of Venice. The progenitor of the family was a merchant named Domenico. The family became more successful by the beginning of the 12th century. M ...

and Pizzamano families. Restored over the centuries, it underwent major reconstruction in the early 1600s, and was reconsecrated in 1617. The facade is simple, but the interior has a rich decoration. The walls and the ceiling were frescoed by

Sebastiano Santi Sebastiano Santi (1788–1866) was an Italian painter, active both in oil and frescoes. He was born in Murano and trained at the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice under Teodoro Matteini. His works are to be found in the Venetian churches. He pai ...

. In the altar in the presbytery is an altarpiece depicting ''The Virgin appears to St. Luke as he writes the Gospel'' by

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

. In the right lateral chapel is an altarpiece of ''Virgin and Saints'' 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 ...

. In the second altar to the left, is a painting depicting ''Lorenzo Giustiniani, first Patriarch of Venice, defeating the plague and distributing alms'' by Carlo Loth.

Pietro Aretino Pietro Aretino (, ; 19 or 20 April 1492 – 21 October 1556) was an Italian author, playwright, poet, satire, satirist and blackmailer, who wielded influence on contemporary art and politics. He was one of the most influential writers of his ti ...

Lodovico Dolce Lodovico Dolce (1508/10–1568) was an Italian man of letters and theorist of painting. He was a broadly based Venetian humanist and prolific author, translator, and editor; he is now mostly remembered for his ''Dialogue on Painting'' or ''L'Aret ...

, and other men of letters are buried in San Luca.Roskill, Mark W., ''Dolce's'' Aretino ''and Venetian Art Theory of the Cinquecento'' (New York: Published for the College Art Association of America by New York University Press, 1968; reprinted with emendations by University of Toronto Press, 2000), p. 6; Terpening, Ronnie H., ''Lodovico Dolce, Renaissance Man of Letters'' (University of Toronto Press, 1997), p. 24. Chiesa di San Luca Venezia interno.jpg, Interior towards main altar. Chiesa di San Luca Venezia - organo.jpg, Interior towards entrance with organ. Chiesa di San Luca Venezia Soffitto.jpg, Ceiling fresco by Santi.

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SIUSA (archivists) entry on Church of San Luca
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Luca Luca or LUCA may refer to: People * Luca (masculine given name), including a list of people * Luca (feminine given name), including a list of people * Luca (surname), including a list of people Places * The ancient name of Lucca, an Etruscan ...

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