Church of Santa Maria del Carmelo
(Carmini)
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Construction of
the church began in 1286 much of it done during the second half of the
17th century by B.Longhena
The interior is
decorated with these notible murals:
Hall on upper floor:
ceiling:
- The virgin in
Glory - G.B.Tiepolo (1744)
- The Virtues
- G.B.Tiepolo (1744)
- The Angels -
G.B.Tiepolo (1744)
(venicebanana.com)
The Scuola
associated with it is located to the east: Scuola Grande dei Carmini
John
Singer Sargent
Santa
Maria del Carmelo and Scuola Grande dei Carmini
1910
For more on Scuola Grandi and their
relationship to churches (such as Santa Maria in this case) see Scuola
Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista
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