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e Santi Giovanni e Paolo

More familiarly known as San Zanipolo,
Santi Giovanni e Paolo vies with the Frari
(see pp106–7) as the city’s greatest Gothic
church. It was built in the late 13th to early
14th centuries by the Dominican friars, and
is striking for its huge dimensions and
architectural austerity. Known as the
Pantheon of Venice, it houses monuments
to no fewer than 25 doges. Many of these
are outstanding works, executed by the . Cappella del Rosario
Lombardi family and other leading The Adoration of the Shepherds is one of many
sculptors of the day. works by Paolo Veronese which decorate the
Rosary Chapel.

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

KEY
1 The marble columns were
taken from a former church on the
island of Torcello.
2The doorway, which is decorated
with Byzantine reliefs, is one of the
earliest Renaissance architectural
features in Venice. The portico
carvings are attributed to
Bartolomeo Bon.
3 The sacristy has paintings that
celebrate the Dominican Order.
4 The panel by Vivarini shows
Christ Bearing the Cross (1474).
5 The bronze statue is a
monument to Doge Sebastiano
Venier, who was Commander of
the Fleet at Lepanto.
. Tomb of Pietro Mocenigo
6 The Baroque high altar is Pietro Lombardo’s great
attributed to Baldassare Longhena. masterpiece (1481)
7 St Catherine of Siena’s foot is commemorates the doge’s
buried here in a precious reliquary; military pursuits when he was
her relics are scattered in churches Grand Captain of the Venetian
throughout Italy. forces. This west side wall is largely
devoted to Mocenigo monuments.

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