5/5 Asiyah Noemi K. 3 years ago on Google
This
beautiful
renaissance
building
has
thrilled
us
so
much
that
I
still
think
and
have
before
my
eyes
the
magnificent
interior
of
the
Scuola.
Extremely
beautifully
designed
halls
with
invaluable
wealth
and
beauty
evoke
awe
and
enthusiasm
in
us.
Its
history
is
extremely
interesting
and
that
is
why
we
want
to
enjoy
it
in
a
relaxed
way.
The
Scuola
Grande
di
San
Rocco
is
a
fraternity
of
lay
people
who
worship
San
Rocco
(a
saint
to
whom
Venice
was
dedicated
during
the
first
of
the
three
great
plague
epidemics),
and
was
founded
in
1478.
The
deep
folk
worship
of
San
Rocco,
whose
relic
has
already
been
in
the
possession
of
the
Brotherhood
since
1485,
contributed
to
its
strong
growth
until
it
became
the
richest
and
the
most
influential
school
in
the
city.
The
Scuola
Grande
di
San
Rocco
is
the
only
ancient
Scuola
Grandi
to
have
survived
the
fall
of
the
Republic.
The
other
six
were
suppressed
by
a
Napoleonic
decree.
The
complex
is
located
next
to
the
church
of
the
same
name,
in
the
San
Polo
district,
and
is
one
of
the
main
interesting
places
in
the
city.
This
monumental
building
has
an
extremely
rich
history.
This
association
of
wealthy
citizens,
after
building
the
church
of
San
Rocco,
ordered
the
construction
of
the
building
in
the
early
sixteenth
century.
The
San
Rocco
Palace
was
built
by
several
architects
and
was
started
by
Pietro
Bon,
the
son
of
the
famous
Venetian
architect
Bartolomeo
Bon.
After
him
Sante
Lombardo,
the
longest
Antonio
Abbondi,
and
finished
Giangiacomo
de
'Grigi.
When
the
Scuola
Grande
was
almost
completed,
exactly
in
1564,
a
tender
was
announced
for
its
arrangement.
Jakopo
Robusti
aka
Tintoretto
got
a
job
and
worked
at
the
San
Rocco
school
for
20
years,
inextricably
linking
his
name
to
Scuola
Grande.
In
fact
the
works
of
art
found
inside
the
Scuola
Grande
(mostly
sculptures
and
paintings)
are
the
work
of
various
artists,
but
it
was
Tintoretto
who
decorated
the
main
rooms
as
well
as
creating
the
famous
painting
cycle
with
episodes
from
the
Old
and
New
Testaments.
The
interior
of
the
room
abounds
in
incredible
beauty.
The
ground
floor
of
Sala
Terra
was
built
like
a
church,
has
a
central
and
two
side
naves,
and
the
entrance
is
from
the
square
of
the
same
name
(Campo
San
Rocco).
From
that
hall,
a
staircase
with
a
dome
leads
to
the
hall
on
the
first
floor
-
the
Superiore
Hall.
The
fraternity,
which
was
used
for
meetings,
led
to
a
smaller
hall
-
the
Sala
dell'Albergo
(hotel
room),
where
the
supervisory
bodies
of
the
fraternity
of
Banca
and
Zonta
sat.
On
the
second
floor
is
the
room
del
tezoro
which
is
extremely
valuable
and
is
rich
with
numerous
relics.
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