To mark Venice in Peril’s half century we are launching an Appeal to fund the conservation of the early 18th-century ‘Trinita’ wellhead in the great cloister of the Archvio di Stato
Trinity Wellhead, Archivio di Stato Read More »
A joint project financed by Venice in Peril, the American-Italy Society, Save Venice, Italiano per Venezia and the Dutch and Austrian Committees
Wooden Crucifix, church of San Zaccaria Read More »
The iconostasis – a screen with icons between sanctuary and nave – is richly expressive of Veneto-Byzantine tradition. The stonework dates to 1100 and the paintings to the early 15C.
Iconostasis, Cathedral of Torcello Read More »
Ahead of a major restoration of Tintoretto’s magnificent ceiling at the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Venice in Peril funded the preparatory surveys which will be the key interactive information resource for the conservation.
Ceiling of the Sala Capitolare, by Tintoretto, Scuola Grande di San Rocco Read More »
Cortese Antiphonal – a project to conserve the illuminated miniatures in a book of mass settings: ‘Antiphonary from Advent to Easter Saturday’, now in the Archivio Patriarcale di Venezia
Cortese Antiphonal, a manuscript with illuminations by Cristoforo Cortese, 1450 Read More »
The marble memorial to sculptor Antonio Canova in the church of the Frari is Venice’s most striking monument from the age of neo-classicism.
Canova Monument, Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, 2020-21 Read More »
Spectacularly sited but vulnerable 16th-century chapel on the cemetery island of San Michele involved the overhaul of 19th-century restorations and was a long and difficult project which took place between 2001-06.
Cappella Emiliani, Church of San Michele Read More »
Restoration and conservation of brickwork porch and Byzantine stonecarvings on the ‘Protiro’ of the Church of the Carmini.
Side doorway and stonecarvings, church of the Carmini Read More »
A late 17th century church with an aiseless nave, richly carved altars and a cycle of paintings showing the Miracles of St. Augustine
Altars and four wall-paintings, church of the Eremite Read More »
