#san stae

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In memory, Venice is always magic.

- Barbara Grizzuti Harrison

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San Stae church ~ Venice 

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San Stae  (San Eustachio)

Canal Grande 

The Venetians typically abbreviate the name of this church dedicated to St. Eustace to “Stae”. So today, because of its good acoustics, the church is used for concerts, and if got lucky you might find contemporary art exhibitions since the church of San Stae is a site of the Biennale. 

“Falling Gardens” by Swiss artists Gerda Steiner and Jörg Lenzlinger inside the San Stae church. 

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The grand Canal with a view of the church of San Stae ~ Michele Marieschi

1710-1743 

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San Stae (San Eustachio)

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo ~ Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew 1722- 23

In 1722, 12 Venetian artists were invited to decorate San Stae, each one painting the martyrdom of the Apostles. The church is thus a gallery of the artists who enjoyed the greatest renown in Venice in the early 18th century.

An interesting point is that 26-year-old Tiepolo was the only young artist selected among much older colleagues.

With his bright colours, Tiepolo adds jarring accents, for example, the broken red of the executioner’s pants, and the dark blue cloth that appears between the soldier’s thigh and the saint’s shoulder.

Another striking aspect of this painting is the plasticity of the hands. The saint’s right hand seems to reach out to the viewer. Both these hands are masterpieces of perspective which Tiepolo achieves purely through his rendition of colour.

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San Stae, ángel b/w by Fernando Two Two

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Don't Look Now (1973) - dir. Nicolas Roeg.

Church of San Stae.

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