Venetian Art in Situ Part II
A Guide to Santi Giovanni e Paolo
Online Lecture
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Lecturer: Dr Susan Steer
Date: Saturday 18 May, 2024
Duration: 1 hour
Start Time: 4.00pm AEST | 3.30pm SA | 2.00pm WA | 6.00pm NZST
Price: $25 AUD
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Overview
Set in the north of Venice in one of the city’s loveliest squares, the church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo was Venice’s leading Dominican institution and - like the Frari - was richly endowed by the most prominent citizens as well as confraternities dedicated to Dominican saints.
The church’s impressive nave is the longest in the city, and historically, this is where Venice’s doges’ funerals took place. To this day, it is where leading citizens are commemorated. Together with the Frari, Santi Giovanni e Paolo became Venice’s unofficial pantheon, and at least 25 of Venice’s rulers were entombed here in an array of increasingly grand, monumental tombs, created by the city’s leading sculptors.
Join Dr Susan Steer for a close examination of this magnificent church, including its spectacular coloured glass window – a unique survival in the city famed for its glass - as well as one of Giovanni Bellini’s most significant early masterpieces.
Your Expert lecturer
Dr Susan Steer is an art historian specializing in Medieval and Renaissance Venice. Having won a post-doctoral Neil MacGregor scholarship, she worked as researcher and editor on the UK’s national catalogue of European paintings, and has published on Italian Renaissance and Baroque art in leading journals. Susan has lectured on Italian art for universities in the UK and in Italy, and for a number of years taught the Venice programme of the University of Warwick. She is now taking on the role of Venice representative for Venice in Peril, the British fund for the conservation of at-risk art and monuments in Venice. Originally from the UK, Susan has lived in Venice and environs for over 25 years.
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