Ascent to Calvary by Tintoretto, Scuola Grande
Ascent to Calvary, 1566-67, detail, with Christ carrying the cross, by Jacopo Tintoretto, 1518-94, painting on the walls of the Sala dell'Albergo, in the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, a lay confraternity founded in 1478, based on the cult of St Roch, in San Polo in Venice, Italy. The Scuola was built 1515-60 by several architects: Bartolomeo Bon, Pietro Bon, Sante Lombardo, Antonio Scarpagnino and Giangiacomo dei Grigi. In 1564-87 Jacopo Tintoretto was commissioned to decorate the rooms with paintings of the Old and New Testaments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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1515-60 Ascent Calvary Confraternity Dellalbergo Jacopo Rocco Roch Sala Scuola Tintoretto Veneto
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