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Scuola Grande di San Rocco Review
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Scuola Grande di San Rocco
- Address: Campo San Rocco, San Polo 3052, Venice
- Phone: 041/5234864
- www.scuolagrandesanrocco.it
- Category: Museums/Galleries
- Location: San Polo and Santa Croce
Fodor's Review:
St. Rocco's popularity stemmed from his miraculous recovery from the plague and his care for fellow sufferers. Throughout the plague-filled Middle Ages, followers and donations abounded, and this elegant example of Venetian Renaissance architecture was the result. Although it is bold and dramatic outside, its contents are even more stunning—a series of more than 60 paintings by Tintoretto. In 1564 Tintoretto edged out competition for a commission to decorate a ceiling by submitting not a sketch, but a finished work, which he moreover offered free of charge. Moses Striking Water from the Rock, The Brazen Serpent, and The Fall of Manna represent three afflictions—thirst, disease, and hunger—that San Rocco and later his brotherhood sought to relieve.
- Cost: EUR 7
- Open: Apr.-Oct., daily 9-5:30; Nov.-Mar., daily 10-5. Last entry ½ hr before closing
- Vaporetto: San Tomà
Member Reviews & Ratings:
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Posted by torcello from Provincetown, MA on 12/20/06
Just to echo everyone else's remarks, this is truly a unique place where you can leisurely bask in genius. Leave the 21st C. behind and spend time upstairs with the amazing outpouring of Tintoretto, along with the glorious architecture and details.
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