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Scuola Grande di San Rocco
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Blinding in the morning sun thanks to its cleansing face-lift, the early Renaissance façade of this historic building, home to masterpieces by Tintoretto, is a marvel of intertwined sculpted stone wreaths and crouching elephants dwarfed by admirable columns. The Istrian stone facing is embedded with a rainbow medley of burgundy porphyry and green and cream veined marble inserts. Designed by Bartolomeo Bon in 1517 and added to by Scarpagnino and other stone-masons, the imposing building with neighbouring church was home to one of the city’s foremost confraternities, honoured with an annual visit by the Doge.
Interior detail, Scuola Grande di San Rocco
Practical Information
Campo S Rocco S Polo 2454
Open Apr–Oct: 9am–5:30pm daily; Nov– Mar: 10am–4pm daily (closed 25 Dec, 1 Jan, Easter Sun) Admission charge
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