Scuola Grande di San Marco

Date: 1495
Image View Description: Interior: View of the Main Hall, Chapel and Coffered Ceiling
Creator: Codussi, Mauro (Venetian architect, ca. 1440-1504)
Material/Technique: brick
, Material/Technique: marble
Material/Technique 2: wood
Work Type: architecture
Work Type 2: ceiling
Culture: Italian
Culture: Venetian
Location: Venice (Italy)
Notes: The altar is a work by Sansovino (1533-1546) and flanked by two paintings by Domenico Tintoretto, which are original and added after his father's commission. The coffered ceiling is by the master woodcarver Vettore Scienzia da Feltre and is the style usually found in the Scuole. It was damaged by a bomb August 14, 1917, and subsequently repaired.The exhibit cases display objects from the medical library collections.
Image Source: Photography by the Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology, © The Trustees of Columbia University
Photographer: Cassy Juhl
Record ID: ven_scuola_grande_san_marco_main_1


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