Entries from Churches in Venice tagged with 'Scultura Esterna'
San Magno and his eight churches
Sometimes I like legends better than facts especially when it comes to Venice and its churches. I tend to snooze a bit when I read long architectural descriptions but perk right up when a story comes along especially a...
PhotoHunt: Book(s)
This week's PhotoHunt theme is "Book(s). I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone else has for this theme. I've got one from Venice and one from North Carolina. First up, Venice - a marble relief of an angel holding...
Corte Sant' Andrea
A pretty little corte in the sestiere of San Marco with a vera da pozzo used as a planter. The corte is named for a demolished church, Sant' Andrea della Certosa (or Sant' Andrea of the Lido), that was out...
PhotoHunt: Nautical
This week's PhotoHunt theme is "nautical." Not the easiest theme in the world this week. I don't have any photos of sailors! But luckily I had this nautical relief that I saw on the island of Torcello in the...
Pomegranates
I found this relief with pomegranates next to a blue door near the newly rebuilt La Fenice opera house in San Marco. Pomegranates are in season right now, and I’ve been eating them in yogurt everyday for breakfast. A...
Scuola dei Calegheri
Across the campo from the church of San Toma is the gothic Scuola dei Calegheri (Guild of the Cobblers or Shoe-makers). There’s another beautiful Madonna della Misericordia relief on the façade of the scuola and below that, a lunette over...
San Toma
No longer open to the public, this church is worth visiting anyway just because this neighborhood is so nice and also to see the beautiful relief of the Madonna on the outside of the church. The church is dedicated...
Annunciation shrine
This lovely 17th century Annunciation relief is over a door on a house next to Ponte Cavallo, the bridge in front of the church of San Zanipolo. It'd be nice to see this every time you came home....
PhotoHunt: What IS that???
This week's PhotoHunt theme is "What IS that?" What do you think? Continue reading for one theory......
Madonna and Child with St. Peter
This beautiful marble tabernacle, showing the Madonna with Child Giving the Keys to St. Peter, is in eastern Castello on Fondamenta Quintavalle, on the way to the church of San Pietro di Castello. It’s an early 15th century work...
Angel with Veneto-Byzantine Arch
Another one of my favorite street angels, this one is over the door to Palazzo Contarini del Ferro, not far from the former church of Santa Guistina in Castello....
Angel with porcupines
One of the things that makes Venice so magical for me are all of the “right place, right time” and “kindness of strangers” experiences I have when I’m there. I spent the first three days of my trip roaming...
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