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The
components of this fine Renaissance altar,
made in 1484, were moved to San Martino
from the Church of San Sepolcro di Gerusalemme
following its demolition in 1807 to make
way for the enlargement of the Arsenale.
The altar was reassembled in the left aisle
of the church and adapted for use as a baptismal
font. The architectural dossal, probably
by Tullio Lombardo, houses statues of Saints
Peter and John the Baptist attributed to
Lorenzo Bregno, as are the four kneeling
angels supporting the table. The angels,
which were rapidly crumbling away, were
removed from the church after the ßood
of 1966 and were replaced after being impregnated
with resin by the vacuum technique. The
work of cleaning and consolidation in 1991-92
was funded jointly by Venice in Peril and
the Australian, Swedish and Philadelphia
Committees for Venice.
DIECTION OF WORKS: Superintendency for the
Environmental and Architectural Heritage
CONSERVATORS: Consorzio Marciano |
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