Scala d'Oro

Gold Staircase

Date

1538-1559

Parts

Hercules Slaying the Hydra

Work Type

staircase

fresco

architectural sculpture

Notes

Scala d'Oro, built in 1558-1559 to the design of Sansovino and decorated with gilded stuccoes by Alessandro Vittoria and frescoes by Battista Franco, provided access between the main floors of council chambers and Doge's apartments.

References

Lorenzetti, Venice and Its Lagoon: Historical-Artistic Guide (Rome: Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato, 1961) as translated and with supplementary content by Taryn Marie Zarrillo, 2012/13

View looking up stairs, facing east
Detail view of Atlas sculpture at bottom of staircase
Detail view of Hercules sculpture at bottom of staircase
Detail view of wall and ceiling moldings
Detail view of ceiling moldings and grotesques
Detail view of wall and ceiling moldings
Detail view of ceiling moldings and grotesques
Detail view of vaulting and coffers above stairs
View looking down staircase, facing west towards courtyard
View looking up staircase, facing west
Detail view of ceiling moldings and grotesques, looking down…
View of arch to left of staircase in the Atrio Quadrato, facing…
View of arch at top of staircase, facing east from Atrio Quadrato
detail: lower entrance to Scala d'Oro
detail: ceiling
detail: ceiling
detail: ceiling
detail: ceiling
View of top of Scala d'Oro and first floor facing North
Interior: View of Staircase
Interior: View of Staircase
Interior: View of Staircase