Description
The Church of San Francesco della Vigna is a large Franciscan church in the Castello sestiere, not far from the Arsenal: two Renaissance masters in a single building, because Jacopo Sansovino built it from 1534 and Andrea Palladio designed the facade.
Palladio's facade, white as an ancient temple, is flanked by two bronze statues by Tiziano Aspetti, Moses and Saint Paul.
Inside, look for the Madonna and Child with Saints by Giovanni Bellini, the Enthroned Madonna by Antonio da Negroponte and a triptych by Antonio Vivarini. The bell tower, about 70 meters tall, looks a lot like St. Mark's.
The name is literal: this was where Venice's largest vineyards grew. One vine is still here, in the convent, and it makes a wine called Harmonia Mundi. According to tradition, it was right on this spot that an angel appeared to Saint Mark with the greeting “Pax tibi Marce,” which became the motto of the Most Serene Republic.
Palladio's facade, white as an ancient temple, is flanked by two bronze statues by Tiziano Aspetti, Moses and Saint Paul.
Inside, look for the Madonna and Child with Saints by Giovanni Bellini, the Enthroned Madonna by Antonio da Negroponte and a triptych by Antonio Vivarini. The bell tower, about 70 meters tall, looks a lot like St. Mark's.
The name is literal: this was where Venice's largest vineyards grew. One vine is still here, in the convent, and it makes a wine called Harmonia Mundi. According to tradition, it was right on this spot that an angel appeared to Saint Mark with the greeting “Pax tibi Marce,” which became the motto of the Most Serene Republic.