SAN SEBASTIANO, Church

Hi, I'm Debbie, your personal guide. Together with MyWoWo, I'd like to welcome you to one of the wonders of the world.

Today I'll accompany you through the Church of San Sebastiano, which is probably one of the most important treasures of art in Venice!

Wouldn't you like to finally tour a Venetian monument calmly, without being surrounded by crowds of tourists? The Church of San Sebastiano built in the first half of the 1500s will amaze you. The exterior is pretty simple, and certainly is no indication of the absolutely exceptional richness of its interior. Go inside, you'll see.

Little by little Paolo Veronese, the clearest and most festive painter of the full Venetian Renaissance, turned this church into a chamber of wonders. If you look around, you'll find that he has painted virtually every available space - altars, the organ, the presbytery, ceiling, sacristy, and podium. And I'm not talking about strictly canvases: to complete the effect, Veronese also used the fresco technique and even dedicated himself to minimal parts, such as ornamental friezes. If you want something to make a comparison with, this San Sebastiano painting cycle has nothing to envy from that of Veronese's colleague and rival, Jacopo Tintoretto, now located in the Scuola di San Rocco....