The church is located in the business district of Rialto. Originally, in the 12th century, it was under the jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Grado. After rebuilding, it was reconsecrated in 1422, and in 1485 it merged with the Oratory of Santa Maria dei Patriarchi e di Ognissanti. After a partial collapse in 1820, the church was entirely rebuilt from 1837, being reconsecrated in 1850, to designs by Giovanni Meduna. The facade is modern, and was completed in 1909 by Giuseppe Sicher. The Baroque ceiling has paintings by Ludovico Dorigny. The altars were designed in the 19th century by Santi and decorated by the sculptor Giovanni Antonio Dorigo.
The Adoration of the Magi by Paolo Veronese is a large oil painting on canvas painted for the church in 1573 which has been in the National Gallery, London since the church sold it in 1855, presumably to finance the rebuilding.[1] The painting was commissioned by the confraternity of Saint Joseph, the Scuola di San Giuseppe, and placed beside their altar on the left hand wall of the nave. They were not one of the very wealthy Scuole Grandi of Venice, nor trade-based like others with altars in the church, but essentially devotional, and they included female members.[2]
The church had a number of significant paintings, and the Veronese was next to the altar of St Joseph on the left side wall, which in the next century was given an altarpiece by Johann Carl Loth of the unusual subject of Joseph presenting the newborn Jesus to God the Father, which remains in the church. The Veronese had some fame, being singled out for mention in early guide books such as Giovanni Stringa's 1604 revision of Francesco Sansovino's Venetia.[2] In 1670 agents of the new Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, who had failed to persuade the convent of Saint Catherine to sell Veronese's Mystical Marriage of St Catherine of 1575 (now Gallerie dell'Accademia), turned to San Silvestro and attempted to bribe every member of the confraternity to sell the work, but failed after two years.[3]
Manno, Antonio (2004). The Rizzoli Art Guides (ed.). The Treasures of Venice. New York: Rizzoli International Publications. pp. 423–425.
Penny, Nicholas, National Gallery Catalogues (new series): The Sixteenth Century Italian Paintings, Volume II, Venice 1540-1600, 2008, National Gallery Publications Ltd, ISBN1857099133
August 25, 2023
silvestro, venice, silvestro, church, building, sestiere, polo, venice, northern, italy, church, silvestroreligionaffiliationroman, catholicprovincevenicelocationlocationvenice, italyshown, within, veniceshow, venice, italy, show, italygeographic, coordinates4. San Silvestro is a church building in the sestiere of San Polo of Venice northern Italy Church of San SilvestroReligionAffiliationRoman CatholicProvinceVeniceLocationLocationVenice ItalyShown within VeniceShow map of VeniceSan Silvestro Venice Italy Show map of ItalyGeographic coordinates45 26 15 N 12 20 0 29 E 45 43750 N 12 3334139 E 45 43750 12 3334139ArchitectureArchitect s Giovanni Meduna and Giuseppe Sicher facade TypeChurchCompleted1909 facade The church is located in the business district of Rialto Originally in the 12th century it was under the jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Grado After rebuilding it was reconsecrated in 1422 and in 1485 it merged with the Oratory of Santa Maria dei Patriarchi e di Ognissanti After a partial collapse in 1820 the church was entirely rebuilt from 1837 being reconsecrated in 1850 to designs by Giovanni Meduna The facade is modern and was completed in 1909 by Giuseppe Sicher The Baroque ceiling has paintings by Ludovico Dorigny The altars were designed in the 19th century by Santi and decorated by the sculptor Giovanni Antonio Dorigo The interior has four Renaissance panels and a Baptism of Christ by Tintoretto The Adoration of the Magi by Paolo Veronese is a large oil painting on canvas painted for the church in 1573 which has been in the National Gallery London since the church sold it in 1855 presumably to finance the rebuilding 1 The painting was commissioned by the confraternity of Saint Joseph the Scuola di San Giuseppe and placed beside their altar on the left hand wall of the nave They were not one of the very wealthy Scuole Grandi of Venice nor trade based like others with altars in the church but essentially devotional and they included female members 2 The church had a number of significant paintings and the Veronese was next to the altar of St Joseph on the left side wall which in the next century was given an altarpiece by Johann Carl Loth of the unusual subject of Joseph presenting the newborn Jesus to God the Father which remains in the church The Veronese had some fame being singled out for mention in early guide books such as Giovanni Stringa s 1604 revision of Francesco Sansovino s Venetia 2 In 1670 agents of the new Cosimo III de Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany who had failed to persuade the convent of Saint Catherine to sell Veronese s Mystical Marriage of St Catherine of 1575 now Gallerie dell Accademia turned to San Silvestro and attempted to bribe every member of the confraternity to sell the work but failed after two years 3 Campanile and church West exposure Notes Edit Penny 401 405 406 a b Penny 401 Penny xxiReferences EditManno Antonio 2004 The Rizzoli Art Guides ed The Treasures of Venice New York Rizzoli International Publications pp 423 425 Penny Nicholas National Gallery Catalogues new series The Sixteenth Century Italian Paintings Volume II Venice 1540 1600 2008 National Gallery Publications Ltd ISBN 1857099133 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title San Silvestro Venice amp oldid 1086880126, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
