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Church of San Giacomo dall'Orio

Santa Croce - 30135 Venezia
VE

Founded in the 9th century, San Giacomo dall'Orio is one of the oldest churches in Venice. The great charm of this church lies in a sombre and archaic exterior enclosing an ingeniously articulated interior, which is dominated by the warm presence of wooden beams and ceiling. Its present form - a Latin cross with a central nave, two aisles, and a transept - is the result of a rebuilding project initiated in 1225 and of subsequent modifications carried out in the XV and XVI century.

The monument, today fully appreciated in merit of the recent restoration that gave back the beauty of the "keel" roof from the beginning of the XV century, also conserves a number of Venetian masterpiece paintings such as Lorenzo Lotto's main altarpiece "Virgin Mary and Child with Apostles and Saints" (1546), which is one of the few works by the artist that can still be found in Venice. In the old sacristy there are some of Jacopo Palma il Giovane's best work, including the very Titianesque Altarpiece with "Father da Ponte" (1580-81); while the new sacristy contains a panelled ceiling decorated with works by Paolo Veronese and some of Francesco Bassano's best pieces.

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