Church of Saint Mary of the Lily (Santa Maria Zobenigo)
Street Art | Venice
Church of Saint Mary of the Lily (Santa Maria Zobenigo) is a street art installation in San Marco in Venice. This place has 2420 reviews and an average rating of 4.6 of 5. This is a great rating.
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This ancient church of Santa Maria del Giglio, founded in 9th century, gets its current form after an extensive reconstruction carried out during the second half of the 17th century. The church, whose name translates into St. Mary of the Lily ( referring to the flower classically depicted as being presented by the Angel Gabriel during the Annunciation), is more commonly known as Santa Maria Zobenigo after the Jubanico family who founded it in the 9th century. The church façade, work of Giuseppe Sardi, is one of the most original and imaginative expressions of Baroque Venetian art and forms a majestic monument of the Barbaro family, representing portrait statues of the five brothers and illustrating maps of the various places in which Admiral Antonio Barbaro served the Venetian Republic. Barbaro himself is represented, together with his four brothers, on the facade of Santa Maria Zobenigo, while at the lowest levels there are city plans of places where he had fought (and won) such as Zara, Crete, Padua, Rome, Corfu and Split. The interior of the church is truly amazing. The interior ceiling with a single nave, is decorated with large canvasses by Antonio Zanchi. Along the nave are painted depictions of the " Via Crucis" (1755–1756) or "Stations of the Cross" by various artists, including Francesco Zugno, Gianbattista Crosato, Gaspare Diziani, and Jacopo Marieschi. Another painting worthy of mention is Peter Paul Rubens' "Madonna and Child with Young St John", the only Venetian work by the Flemish artist, J. Tintoretto's fine "Four Evangelists" (which now hangs behind the altar), along with works by Alessandro Vittoria, Sebastiano Ricci, Giambattista Piazzetta, Palma il Giovane, and Gian Maria Morlaiter, all of which make this building an extraordinary compendium of the Venetian art.
Another nice church in Venice but this one comes with the added complication of its opening hours so be sure to check before heading down. A small church which is quite beautiful in design and art work. I also love that they hand you a guide when you walk in, available in many languages and it is reusable so no single use pamphlets which is a nice change.
Big and nice from the outside. Nice pillars. Good color. Not sure when it's been revised, but it looks nice and good influence of Rome so enjoy it and respect it. Keep it clean, thank you grazie ciao. Prego.
Amazing city! Every other monument is a a jewel
Very iconic and busy don't go during the school holidays if you want to make the most of it.
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