Santa Maria Zobenigo
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The Chiesa di Santa Maria del Giglio is a church in Venice
, Italy
.
The church, whose name translates into St. Mary of the Lily referring to the flower classically depicted as being presented by the Angel Gabriel
during the Annunciation
), is more commonly known as Santa Maria Zobenigo after the Jubanico family who founded it in the 9th century. The edifice is situated on the Campo Santa Maria Zobenigo, west of the Piazza San Marco
. It was rebuilt by Giuseppe Sardi
for Admiral Antonio Barbaro
between 1678 and 1681 and has one of the finest Venetian Baroque facades in all of Venice. The exterior has marble relief maps of various places in which Barbaro served, including Candia
, Zadar
, Padua
, Rome
, Corfu
and Spalato. His own statue in the centre is flanked by representations of Honour, Virtue, Fame and Wisdom. At the top of the facade is the Barbaro family arms carved in relief
Santa Maria Zobenigo is now part of the parish of San Moisè.
. Along the nave are painted depictions of the Via Crucis (1755–1756) or Stations of the Cross
by various artists, including Francesco Zugno
, Gianbattista Crosato, Gaspare Diziani
, and Jacopo Marieschi
. The church contains the painting by the Flemish Peter Paul Rubens in Venice, the Madonna and child with young St. John. Behind the high altar in the sanctuary are paintings of the Evangelists by Jacopo Tintoretto
. The organ shutters include works by Alessandro Vittoria
, Sebastiano Ricci
, Giambattista Piazzetta, Jacopo Palma il Giovane, and Gian Maria Morlaiter. Another painting by Tintoretto, Christ with two Saints in the north aisle, has been damaged by restoration.
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
, Italy
Italy
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.
The church, whose name translates into St. Mary of the Lily referring to the flower classically depicted as being presented by the Angel Gabriel
Gabriel
In Abrahamic religions, Gabriel is an Archangel who typically serves as a messenger to humans from God.He first appears in the Book of Daniel, delivering explanations of Daniel's visions. In the Gospel of Luke Gabriel foretells the births of both John the Baptist and of Jesus...
during the Annunciation
Annunciation
The Annunciation, also referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary or Annunciation of the Lord, is the Christian celebration of the announcement by the angel Gabriel to Virgin Mary, that she would conceive and become the mother of Jesus the Son of God. Gabriel told Mary to name her...
), is more commonly known as Santa Maria Zobenigo after the Jubanico family who founded it in the 9th century. The edifice is situated on the Campo Santa Maria Zobenigo, west of the Piazza San Marco
Piazza San Marco
Piazza San Marco , is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as "the Piazza". All other urban spaces in the city are called "campi"...
. It was rebuilt by Giuseppe Sardi
Giuseppe Sardi
Giuseppe Sardi was an Italian architect active in Rome. He was born at Sant'Angelo in Vado, Marche which was then part of the Papal States...
for Admiral Antonio Barbaro
Antonio Barbaro
Antonio Barbaro was a military leader and member of the patrician Barbaro family of Venice, Italy.- Life :Barbaro lived at a time when Venice had a maritime empire in the Mediterranean. He served in Candia , Crete during the long-lasting Siege of Candia...
between 1678 and 1681 and has one of the finest Venetian Baroque facades in all of Venice. The exterior has marble relief maps of various places in which Barbaro served, including Candia
Candia
-Places:* The old Venetian name for Heraklion, Crete* Kingdom of Candia, colony of the Republic of Venice * Candia Canavese, Italy* Candia Lomellina, Italy...
, Zadar
Zadar
Zadar is a city in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea. It is the centre of Zadar county and the wider northern Dalmatian region. Population of the city is 75,082 citizens...
, Padua
Padua
Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...
, Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Corfu
Corfu
Corfu is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the edge of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered as a single municipality. The...
and Spalato. His own statue in the centre is flanked by representations of Honour, Virtue, Fame and Wisdom. At the top of the facade is the Barbaro family arms carved in relief
Santa Maria Zobenigo is now part of the parish of San Moisè.
Interior
The nave ceiling is decorated with a large canvas by Antonio ZanchiAntonio Zanchi
Antonio Zanchi was an Italian painter of the Baroque, active mainly in Venice. He was born in Este and trained with Francesco Ruschi. His masterpiece was the canvas on the Plague of Venice painted for the Scuola di San Rocco. He also painted a number of canvases in the Venetian church of Santa...
. Along the nave are painted depictions of the Via Crucis (1755–1756) or Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross refers to the depiction of the final hours of Jesus, and the devotion commemorating the Passion. The tradition as chapel devotion began with St...
by various artists, including Francesco Zugno
Francesco Zugno
Francesco Zugno was an Italian painter of the Rococo period. He was born in Brescia. Among his masterworks is a series of wall frescoes of figures in quadratura balconies—part genre, part courtly conceit. He was strongly influenced by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and his works.-References:* entry...
, Gianbattista Crosato, Gaspare Diziani
Gaspare Diziani
Gaspare Diziani was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque or Roccoco period, active mainly in the Veneto but also in Dresden and Munich.-Biography:...
, and Jacopo Marieschi
Jacopo Marieschi
Jacopo Marieschi was an Italian painter of Vedute, active in his native Venice.He initially trained with his father, the prominent vedute painter, Michele Marieschi, and later with Gaspare Diziani. Also called Giacomo Marieschi.-References:...
. The church contains the painting by the Flemish Peter Paul Rubens in Venice, the Madonna and child with young St. John. Behind the high altar in the sanctuary are paintings of the Evangelists by Jacopo Tintoretto
Tintoretto
Tintoretto , real name Jacopo Comin, was a Venetian painter and a notable exponent of the Renaissance school. For his phenomenal energy in painting he was termed Il Furioso...
. The organ shutters include works by Alessandro Vittoria
Alessandro Vittoria
Alessandro Vittoria was an Italian Mannerist sculptor of the Venetian school, "one of the main representatives of the Venetian classical style" and rivalling Giambologna as the foremost sculptors of the late 16th century in Italy....
, Sebastiano Ricci
Sebastiano Ricci
Sebastiano Ricci was an Italian painter of the late Baroque school of Venice. About the same age as Piazzetta, and an elder contemporary of Tiepolo, he represents a late version of the vigorous and luminous Cortonesque style of grand manner fresco painting.-Early years:He was born in Belluno, son...
, Giambattista Piazzetta, Jacopo Palma il Giovane, and Gian Maria Morlaiter. Another painting by Tintoretto, Christ with two Saints in the north aisle, has been damaged by restoration.