MASSARI, Giorgio (b. 1687, Venezia, d. 1766, Venezia) |
Gesuati: Interior1725-36Photo Fondamenta delle Zattere, Venice | |
The decoration of the interior commenced in 1736, ten years after building started. The interior of the church is a single , spacious chamber flanked by chapels and terminating in a luminous, domed chancel. It is decorated with statues and bas-reliefs by Giovan Maria Morlaiter. On the ceiling of the nave are frescoes by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo painted between 1737-39. |