
The church of Santa Maria di Nazareth, better known as the church of the Scalzi, Venice
Chiesa di Santa Maria di Nazareth (Scalzi)
Venice, Italy
The church of Santa Maria di Nazareth, better known as the church of the Scalzi, is located in front of the Ponte degli Scalzi.
Image: Didier Descouens, Santa Maria degli Scalzi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
History
The building began in 1654 – a project by Baldassare Longhena for a small community of Discalced Carmelites. The facade was built by Giuseppe Sardiand between 1672 and 1680 and is typical of a Venetian Late Baroque style.
The interior decoration is the work of various artists, among others to Giovan Battista Tiepolo, who frescoed a chapel and the ceiling. Tiepolo’s ceiling frescoes were destroyed by an Austrian bomb in 1915. The remains of the fragments of Tiepolo’s work are now in the Gallerie dell’Accademia.
The interior is dominated by the abundant use of polychrome marble.
The church underwent a major restoration between 1853 and 1862
Information
WATER BUS STOP
Ferrovia – 1 min / Piazzale Roma – 5 mins
WALKING FROM
Ferrovia (Train Station), 2 minutes / Casino, 10 minutes
*All times approximate
OPENING TIMES
7:30 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
ENTRANCE FEE/TICKETS
Entrance Free
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