Church of Santo Stefano, San Marco, Venice
Church of Santo Stefano
Venice, Italy
13th century church with Tintoretto’s Last Supper and other art
Image, Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
History
Santo Stefano is the third largest monastery church in Venice.
Built by the Augustinian Hermits in the 13th century, the church was re-structured a century later, and subsequent embellishments made it into one of the finest examples of Venetian Flamboyant Gothic architecture.
Works of Art
The sacristy contains some of the great names in Venetian Renaissance art. On the side walls there is Tintoretto’s “Last Supper” (1579-80), “The Risen” (1565 ca.), “Christ Washing the Apostles Feet” (1579-80), and “Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane” (1579-80).
Of other significance there is “Saint Nicola from Bari” and “Saint Lorenzo” (1475 ca.) by Bartolomeo Vivarini which both place side by side to “The Crucifixion” (1775 ca.) by Giuseppe Angeli; above there is the “Martyrdom of Saint Stefano” (1630 ca. – 1638) by Sante Peranda.
On the opposite side you will find “The Escape from Egypt”, “The Adoration of the Magicians”, and the “Massacre of the Innocents” (1733) by Gaspare Diziani.
All Images: Didier Descouens CC BY-SA 4.0.
Information
WATER BUS STOP
Sant’ Angelo – 4 mins / Giglio – 6 mins / San Samuele – 4 minutes
WALKING FROM
St Mark’s Square, 9-10 minutes / Accademia Bridge, 4 minutes
*All times approximate
TICKETS/COST
€3.00
OPENING TIMES
Monday to Saturday 10:30 am to 4:30 pm
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