Architecture of Charity
Description
This collection contains approximately 1,000 images of 139 scuole buildings and building sites in Venice built during c. 1100-1797. Established by the confraternities (the scuole), the Venetian Republic, churches and synagogues, and private donors, these buildings were once dedicated to acts of charity and public assistance.
Collector(s)
- Jason Miller (University of California, Berkeley College of Environmental Design Visual Resources Center)
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Items in the Architecture of Charity Collection
Façade of Scuola di San Rocco
Exterior: view of the façade at San Polo, Calle del Sbianchesini 1144-5.
Detail of exterior relief of scuola symbol at Scuola di San Rocco
Exterior detail: relief depicting the symbol of the scuola at San Polo, Calle del Sbianchesini 1144-5.
Left-hand view of façade of Scuola di San Rocco
Exterior: view of façade at San Polo, Calle del Sbianchesini and Campo S. Silvestro 1127-27a-28.
Left-hand view of façade of Ospizio delle Pizzocchere dell'Angelo Raffaele
Exterior: view of the façade at Dorsoduro, Fondamenta Briati 2365.
Façade of Ospizio delle Pizzocchere dell'Angelo Raffaele
Exterior: view of the façade at Dorsoduro, Fondamenta Briati 2365.