Chiesa dell'Angelo Raffaele Interior
by Norma Brandsberg
Title
Chiesa dell'Angelo Raffaele Interior
Artist
Norma Brandsberg
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
This is my favorite church in all of Venice, Chiesa dell'Angelo Raffaele. We were very lucky to be able to photograph the interior. Many of the churches were still closed because of Covid. This was our second visit, our first many years ago. I love the simplicity of the lines and the unusual colors of the interior. From the simple exterior, there is little reason to expect this stunning interior.
The Chiesa del Angelo Raffaele located in the lessor known Dorsoduro district, Venice. San Raffaele Arcangelo church is one of the only two churches in Venice that are possible to walk all around.
This church was one of the eight churches founded in Venice by St Magnus of Oderzo. The church suffered fires in 889, 1106 and 1149, each time was rebuilt. At the beginning of the 17th century the edifice was in poor condition, and was therefore demolished and rebuilt. Work were finished in 1743–49.
The church plan is a Greek cross, with the façade facing a minor canal named after the church, rio dell'Angelo Raffaele. The interior houses sculptures by Sebastiano Mariani and Michelangelo Morlaiter. Among the statues is one of the Archangel Raphael leading a boy with a fish; the archangel was a patron saint of fishermen.
The center ceiling of the nave and the Baptistry has a decoration by Francesco Fontebasso. The present organ was built in 1821 by the brothers Antonio and Agostino Callido, son of the more famous organ maker, Gaetano Callido. It was restored by Giacomo Bazzani and his sons in 1848, and more recently by the Tamburini family.
This small church is in a distant corner of Venice; it is best known for the painted organ doors depicting the Story of Tobias, attributed to the late 18th century vedutista Gianantonio Guardi. While Guardi is also known for his misty lagoon vistas of Venice, in this religious painting the scene explodes with scintillating brushstrokes. It is a parting demonstration that the Venetian school still had a flash of originality. The pittura di tocco (touch painting) world of these paintings exists in a world where clouds and bodies are feathered with color. A last firework of paint dabbed just a few decades before the real blasts of Napoleonic grapeshot were heard by the last Doge. If you ever have a chance to visit, please do. Perhaps it will be your favorite as well.
Because I love this church so much I will be editing a number of photos for your choice.
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Jenny Revitz Soper
BRAVO! Your artwork has earned a FEATURE on the homepage of The Artists Group, 11/05/2021! You may also post it in the Group's Features discussion thread and any other thread that fits!
Jordan Hill
Congratulations your photograph has been featured in the FAA Group ‘The Outdoor Photographer' You are invited to post your featured images in the Group's 'Thanks for the Feature / photo archive.
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Photographic Camera Art" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2021 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L