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Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni

Address: Calle dei Furlani, Castello 3259/a, Venice, 30122
Phone: 041/5228828

Category: Houses/Mansions
Location: Castello and Cannaregio

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Fodor's Review:

Founded in 1451 by the Dalmatian community, this small scuola was, and still is, a social and cultural center for migrants from what is now Croatia. It's dominated by one of Italy's most beautiful rooms, lavishly yet harmoniously decorated with the teleri (large canvases) of Vittore Carpaccio. A lifelong Venice resident, Carpaccio painted legendary and religious figures against backgrounds of Venetian architecture. Here he focused on saints especially venerated in Dalmatia: St. George, St. Tryphone, and St. Jerome. He combined observation with fantasy, a sense of warm color with a sense of humor (don't miss the priests fleeing St. Jerome's lion, or the body parts in the dragon's lair).

Cost: EUR 4
Open: Tues.-Sat. 9:15-1 and 2:45-6, Sun. and holidays 9:15-1; Mon. 2:45-6. Last entry 1 hr before closing
Vaporetto: Arsenale/San Zaccaria

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