Santa Maria della Salute
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| - | It's funny how after saying goodbye to the [[blogosphere]] for quite some years for many years I find my own pal back when searching for ''[[Hypnerotomachia Poliphili]]'' + [[Park of the Monsters|Bomarzo]] + [[elephant]], I find my old friend [[Journey to Perplexity]][http://iamyouasheisme.wordpress.com/tag/bomarzo/]. | ||
| - | The reason I googled that was that my Dutch edition of ''Hypnerotomachia Poliphili'' claims that Colonna' work inspired these [[works of architecture]]: | + | The '''Basilica of St Mary of Health''' ({{lang-it|Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute}}), commonly known simply as the '''Salute''', is a [[Roman Catholic]] church and [[minor basilica]] located in the [[Dorsoduro]] [[sestiere]] of the Italian city of [[Venice]]. It stands on a narrow finger of land between the [[Grand Canal of Venice|Grand Canal]] and the ''Bacino di San Marco'' making the church visible when entering the [[Piazza San Marco]] from the water. The ''Salute'' is part of the parish of the [[Chiesa dei Gesuati|Gesuati]] and is the most recent of the so-called [[plague-church]]es. |
| - | *[[Ercole Ferrata]]'s [[Elephant and Obelisk]] | + | In 1630 Venice experienced an unusually devastating outbreak of the [[Italian plague of 1629–1631|plague]]. As a votive offering for the city's deliverance from the pestilence, the [[Republic of Venice]] vowed to build and dedicate a church to Our Lady of Health (or of Deliverance, {{lang-it|Salute}}). The church was designed in the then fashionable baroque style by [[Baldassare Longhena]], who studied under the architect [[Vincenzo Scamozzi]]. Construction began in 1631. Most of the objects of art housed in the church bear references to the [[Black Death]]. |
| - | *[[Vaccarini]] | + | |
| - | *[[Gigantomachia fresco]] Giulo Romano | + | |
| - | *[[Santa Maria della Salute]] by [[Longhena]] | + | |
| - | *[[Park of the Monsters]] at Bomarzo | + | |
| + | The dome of the ''Salute'' was an important addition to the Venice skyline and soon became emblematic of the city, inspiring artists like [[Canaletto]], [[J. M. W. Turner]], [[John Singer Sargent]], [[Francesco Guardi]] and [[Laza Kostić]]. | ||
| - | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apokalypse_lutherbibel.jpg | + | ==See also== |
| + | *[[Roman Catholic Marian churches]] | ||
| - | [[Martin Luther's translation of the Bible]] | ||
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The Basilica of St Mary of Health (Template:Lang-it), commonly known simply as the Salute, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located in the Dorsoduro sestiere of the Italian city of Venice. It stands on a narrow finger of land between the Grand Canal and the Bacino di San Marco making the church visible when entering the Piazza San Marco from the water. The Salute is part of the parish of the Gesuati and is the most recent of the so-called plague-churches.
In 1630 Venice experienced an unusually devastating outbreak of the plague. As a votive offering for the city's deliverance from the pestilence, the Republic of Venice vowed to build and dedicate a church to Our Lady of Health (or of Deliverance, Template:Lang-it). The church was designed in the then fashionable baroque style by Baldassare Longhena, who studied under the architect Vincenzo Scamozzi. Construction began in 1631. Most of the objects of art housed in the church bear references to the Black Death.
The dome of the Salute was an important addition to the Venice skyline and soon became emblematic of the city, inspiring artists like Canaletto, J. M. W. Turner, John Singer Sargent, Francesco Guardi and Laza Kostić.
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