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The Scuola Grande di San Rocco is a building in Venice, northern Italy. It is noted for its collection of paintings by Tintoretto and generally agreed to include some of his finest work.

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In 1564 the painter Tintoretto was commissioned to provide paintings for the Scuola, and his most renowned works are to be found in the Sala dell'Albergo and the Sala Superiore. All the works in the building are by him, or his assistants, including his son Domenico: they were executed between 1564 and 1587. Works in the sala terra are in homage to the Virgin Mary, and concentrate on episodes from her life. In the sala superiore, works on the ceiling are from the Old Testament, and on the walls from the New Testament. Together, they show the biblical story from Fall to Redemption.

Main works include:

  • Sala Terrena (complete list)
    • Annunciation
    • Adoration of the Magi
    • The Flight into Egypt
    • The Slaughter of the Innocents
    • Presentation in the Temple
    • The Assumption of Mary
    • St Mary Magdalen
    • St Mary of Egypt
  • Sala Superiore (ceiling)<ref name="auto"/>
    • Adam and Eve
    • Jacob's Ladder
    • God Appears to Moses
    • The Passover
    • The Pillar of Fire
    • The Fall of Manna in the Desert
    • Moses Strikes Water from the Rock
    • Miracle of the Bronze Serpent
    • Elijah is Fed by the Angels
    • Elisha Distributes Bread
    • The Vision of the Prophet Ezekiel
  • Sala Superiore (walls)<ref name="auto"/>
    • The Adoration of the Shepherds
    • The Baptism
    • Christ Tempted by Satan
    • Christ Heals the Paralytic
    • Multiplication of Bread and Fishes
    • The Resurrection of Lazarus
    • The Last Supper
    • The Agony in the Garden
    • The Resurrection
    • The Ascension
    • Wooden: episodes of the Old Testament by Giuseppe Angeli
  • Sala dell'Albergo<ref name="auto"/>
    • Allegory of St. John's Guild
    • Allegory of St. Mark's Guild
    • Allegory of St. Theodore's Guild
    • Allegory of the Charity Guild
    • Allegory of the Misericordia (Mercy) Guild
    • Christ Before Pilate
    • Ecce Homo (The Crowning with Thorns)
    • Ascent to Calvary
    • The Crucifixion


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