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g Santi Giovanni e Paolo

Known more colloquially as San
Zanipolo, Santi Giovanni e Paolo
vies with the Frari (see pp102–3)
as the city’s greatest Gothic church.
Built by the Dominicans in the
14th century, it is striking for its vast
scale and architectural austerity.
Known as the Pantheon of Venice,
it houses monuments to no fewer
than 25 doges. Among these are
several fine works of art, executed
by the Lombardi family and other
leading sculptors.
The Nave
The cross-vaulted interior
is tied by wooden beams
and supported by stone
columns.

. Tomb of Nicolò Marcello
This magnificent Renaissance
monument to Doge Nicolò
Marcello (died 1474)
was sculpted by
Pietro Lombardo.

Entrance

. Tomb of Pietro Mocenigo
Pietro Lombardo’s superb tomb
(1481) commemorates the doge’s
military pursuits when he was Grand
Captain of the Venetian forces.
. Polyptych by Bellini
This painting (c.1465) shows
St Vincent Ferrer, a Spanish cleric, flanked
by St Sebastian and St Christopher.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp562–5 and pp580–84

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