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One of the Jewels in the Venetian Crown

24/6/2019

 
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Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Venice
Santa Maria dei Miracoli

The exquisite church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli (1481-89), one of the jewels in the Venetian crown, was designed and built by sculptor-architect, Pietro Lombardo (c. 1435-1515), to house a miracle-working image of the Madonna and Child (1407) by Niccolo di Pietro Paradisi.

No expense was spared in the use of materials; both the exterior and the interior are clad with costly marble revetments.

​Santa Maria dei Miracoli is made up of a single nave. The vault is adorned with fifty wooden panels, painted with the heads of prophets and saints, the work of Pier Maria Pennacchi (1528).

The chancel stands two and a half metres higher than the nave so as to give the congregation a clear view of the venerated image on the high altar.

Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Venice
Santa Maria dei Miracoli
Interior of Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Venice
Interior of Santa Maria dei Miracoli
Virgin and Child by Niccolo di Pietro, Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Venice
Virgin and Child by Niccolo di Pietro

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