Also known as the "marble church", it is one of the best examples of the early Venetian Renaissance including colored marble, a false colonnade on the exterior walls (pilasters), and a semicircular pediment. The organisation Save Venice Inc. restored the church over a period of seven years, from 1990 to 1997 (after several years of preliminary research).[1] The treatments focussed on the marble sheeting and sculptural decoration of both the exterior and interior of the church. The marble cladding contained 14% salt, and was on the point of bursting, when restorers began the desalination and cleaning process. All marble cladding was removed, and cleaned in stainless steel tanks, in a solution of distilled water. Additionally, the campaign worked in the coffered ceiling, which was made up of fifty-two wooden panels depicting saints and prophets. The cleaning led to the rediscovery of frescoes of sibyls on the spandrels of the ceiling. Nearly every part of the church was examined and treated, including the intarsia doors in the presbytery, the bronze statues and candelabra of the high altar, and the wooden panel of the Madonna from which the church got its name. The restoration was calculated to cost 1 million dollars, the final cost was 4 million dollars. The main altar is reached by a series of steps. The circular facade windows recall Donato Bramante's churches in Milan.
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Built between 1481 and 1489 by Pietro Lombardo to house a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary. The plans for the church were expanded in 1484 to include the construction of a new convent for nuns of St. Clare to the east. The convent was connected to the gallery of the church by an enclosed walkway that was later destroyed.
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^Lazear Ascher, Barbara (1997), , Save Venice Journal, archived from the original on 2014-09-10
January 01, 1970
santa, maria, miracoli, venice, santa, maria, miracoli, church, sestiere, cannaregio, venice, italy, santa, maria, miracolisanta, maria, miracoli, venice, religionaffiliationroman, catholicprovincevenicelocationlocationvenice, italyshown, within, veniceshow, v. Santa Maria dei Miracoli is a church in the sestiere of Cannaregio in Venice Italy Santa Maria dei MiracoliSanta Maria dei Miracoli in Venice ReligionAffiliationRoman CatholicProvinceVeniceLocationLocationVenice ItalyShown within VeniceShow map of VeniceSanta Maria dei Miracoli Venice Italy Show map of ItalyGeographic coordinates45 26 22 N 12 20 21 E 45 43944 N 12 33917 E 45 43944 12 33917ArchitectureGroundbreaking1481Completed1489 Contents 1 Architecture and restoration 2 History 3 See also 4 External links 5 ReferencesArchitecture and restoration editAlso known as the marble church it is one of the best examples of the early Venetian Renaissance including colored marble a false colonnade on the exterior walls pilasters and a semicircular pediment The organisation Save Venice Inc restored the church over a period of seven years from 1990 to 1997 after several years of preliminary research 1 The treatments focussed on the marble sheeting and sculptural decoration of both the exterior and interior of the church The marble cladding contained 14 salt and was on the point of bursting when restorers began the desalination and cleaning process All marble cladding was removed and cleaned in stainless steel tanks in a solution of distilled water Additionally the campaign worked in the coffered ceiling which was made up of fifty two wooden panels depicting saints and prophets The cleaning led to the rediscovery of frescoes of sibyls on the spandrels of the ceiling Nearly every part of the church was examined and treated including the intarsia doors in the presbytery the bronze statues and candelabra of the high altar and the wooden panel of the Madonna from which the church got its name The restoration was calculated to cost 1 million dollars the final cost was 4 million dollars The main altar is reached by a series of steps The circular facade windows recall Donato Bramante s churches in Milan History editBuilt between 1481 and 1489 by Pietro Lombardo to house a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary The plans for the church were expanded in 1484 to include the construction of a new convent for nuns of St Clare to the east The convent was connected to the gallery of the church by an enclosed walkway that was later destroyed nbsp The interior The interior is enclosed by a wide barrel vault with a single nave The nave is dominated by an ornamental marble stair rising between two pulpits with statues by Tullio Lombardo Alessandro Vittoria and Niccolo di Pietro The vaulted ceiling is divided into fifty coffers decorated with paintings of prophets a work by Girolamo Pennacchi s contemporaries Vincenzo dalle Destre and Lattanzio da Rimini See also editHistory of medieval Arabic and Western European domes History of Italian Renaissance domes History of early modern period domesExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Santa Maria dei Miracoli Venice Churches in Cannaregio Santa Maria dei MiracoliReferences edit Lazear Ascher Barbara 1997 The Restoration of Santa Maria dei Miracoli Begun 1987 Completed 1997 Save Venice Journal archived from the original on 2014 09 10 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Santa Maria dei Miracoli Venice amp oldid 1186409828, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
