Dedicated to St Christopher whose statue, above the main door, was restored in an early partnership between Venice conservators and the V&A Museum.
Full restoration, Church of Madonna dell’Orto Read More »
Completed in 1554 by Sansovino with a facade added by Palladio around 1562, which was restored, with its bronze sculptures, by Venice in Peril in 1994-5
Facade and sculpture, Church of San Francesco della Vigna Read More »
Stonework conservation of the finely carved 14th and 15th century capitals from the colonnade of the Palazzo Ducale facing the lagoon and the piazza. Much admired by Ruskin. Now in the Museo dell’Opera.
Capitals, Loggia of the Palazzo Ducale Read More »
The earliest free-standing equestrian sculpture in Venice, commemorating the condottiere Paolo Savelli, who died of plague in 1405, during the siege of Padua.
Savelli Monument, Basilica of S. Maria Gloriosa dei Frari Read More »
Renaissance Altar with four kneeling angels by Tullio Lombardo in the church of San Martino
Altar, Tullio Lombardo, Church of San Martino Read More »
This hidden 18th-century frescoed Music Room, designed for choral performances to support its foundation, was restored in 1987-91 by 12 committees.
Music Room, Ospedaletto, Campo S. Giovanni e Paolo Read More »
A joint project to protect the building from future flooding, enabling the safe conservation of Palma Giovane’s cycle of paintings.
Oratory of the Order of the Crociferi, Cannaregio Read More »
Painted in 1587, for the main altar of the original 13th century church of San Pantalon and thought to be Veronese’s last work, it shows the saint healing a boy.
Altarpiece, Paolo Veronese, Church of San Pantalon Read More »
Painted panels showing two pairs of saints for the inside and outside of the organ shutters of San Bartolomeo a Rialto by Sebastiano del Piombo 1510-11.
Organ Shutter panels, Sebastiano del Piombo, Gallerie dell’Accademia Read More »
A special international committee was formed to raise funds for the conservation of the world-famous mosaics in the apse and on the west wall, carried out between 1975 and 1980
Mosaics, Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, Island of Torcello Read More »
