SAN ZANIPOLO, Choir And Chapel Of The Rosary

You've come to the cross arm of the basilica, which is illuminated by a magnificent fifteenth-century stained-glass window that you should definitely check out; it is the work of a team of Murano artists. Now go back to the center to admire the beautiful wooden choir behind the altar.

To the left of the altar you'll find another impressive funerary monument on the wall which was designed as a triumphal arch in honor of Doge Andrea Vendramin. The monument is a masterpiece of the first Venetian Renaissance. The statues perfectly combine Classical culture and Christian devotion: the sides of the Doge's sarcophagus have the figures of the mythological heroes Hercules and Perseus speaking with with the protagonists of the Annunciation and the Madonna and Child, with Saints at the top.

Now pause the audio and go to the Chapel of the Rosary on the left side of the church....