Il Redentore - Venezia, Italy
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Il Redentore is a 16th-century Roman Catholic church located on Giudecca (island) in the sestiere of Dorsoduro, in Venezia, Italy.
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Location: Veneto, Italy
Date Posted: 11/22/2017
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Commonly known as Il Redentore, the Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore (English: Church of the Most Holy Redeemer) is located on the waterfront of the Canale della Giudecca, it dominates the skyline of the island of Giudecca. It was built as a votive church to thank God for the deliverance of the city from a major outbreak of the plague.
Il Redentore was designed by the architect Andrea Palladio. It has one of the most prominent sites of any of Palladio's structures, and is considered one of the pinnacles of his career. It is a large, white building with a dome crowned by a statue of the Redeemer. Palladio is known for applying rigorous geometric proportions to his façades and that of Redentore is no exception. The overall height is four-fifths that of its overall width whilst the width of the central portion is five-sixths of its height. The two minaret-like bell towers are 48m (136ft) tall and house electromechanical bells.
Il Redentore contains paintings by Francesco Bassano, Lazzaro Bastiani, Carlo Saraceni, Leandro Bassano, Palma the Younger, Jacopo Bassano, Francesco Bissolo, Rocco Marconi, Paolo Veronese, Alvise Vivarini and the workshop of Tintoretto. The sacristy also contains a series of wax heads of Franciscans made in 1710.
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