On the 26th of June 1253, Marco Ziani, a Venetian aristocrat, in his last will left to the Franciscan friars his vineyard with annexed houses and the little church located in St. Justine's quarter...
San Francesco della Vigna’s church is located in the homonymous Campo of San Francesco della Vigna in the Sestiere of Castello. In 1554 the building extension was designed and supervised by Jacopo ...
At first glance, the interior of the church is unadorned: the columns between one chapel and another, the succession of arches, the cornice that runs throughout, all creates a bare, grand architect...
The high altar stands majestically on five steps. It displays a triumphant arch supported by eight fluted columns with Corinthian capitals.
The church of San Francesco della Vigna was built on a Latin cross plan with a wide central nave flanked by six (5+1) chapels on either side. The presbytery includes, in addition, two chapels on bo...
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