Church of Madonna dell’Orto, full restoration
Dedicated to St Christopher whose statue, above the main door, was restored in an early partnership between Venice conservators and the V&A Museum.
Churches
Facade and sculpture, San Francesco della Vigna
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
Altar, Tullio Lombardo, Church of San Martino
Renaissance Altar with four kneeling angels by Tullio Lombardo in the church of San Martino
Oratory of the Order of the Crociferi, Cannaregio
A joint project to protect the building from future flooding, enabling the safe conservation of Palma Giovane’s cycle of paintings.
San Pantalon Altarpiece, Paolo Veronese
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.
Polychrome wooden Crucifix at San Giorgio Maggiore
The crucifix dating to 1469 was conserved by Max Leuthenmayr and Benito Ghezzo in 1980. The first of a series of projects funded by the Velay family through their Fondation Jean-Barthélemy.