DSCN2232 _ Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Venezia, 14 October _ modified

San Giorgio Maggiore, Il Redentore, Scuola e Chise Grande di San Rocco, Venezia
In Venice, the most unforgettable church after Basilica di San Marco, was Scuola e Chise Grande di San Rocco (left: Scuola, right: Chise), more precisely, the amazing paintings by Jacopo Tintoretto inside the Scuola.

"Between 1565 and 1567, and again from 1575 to 1588, Tintoretto produced a large number of paintings for the walls and ceilings of the Scuola Grande di San Rocco.

In 1564 the painter Tintoretto was commissioned to provide paintings for the Scuola, and his most renowned works are to be found in the Sala dell'Albergo and the Sala Superiore. All the works in the building are by him, or his assistants, including his son Domenico: they were executed between 1564 and 1587. Works in the sala terra are in homage to the Virgin Mary, and concentrate on episodes from her life. In the sala superiore, works on the ceiling are from the Old Testament, and on the walls from the New Testament. Together, they show the biblical story from Fall to Redemption." [source: wikipedia]

The sheer immensity of those paintings, both the dimensions and numbers, overwhelmed me and the stupefying experience was not unlike the visit to the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. My view of Tintoretto increased dramatically since that visit.

Taken on: October 14, 2012

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