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Martyrdom of St Christina

Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice

religious

The Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary was destroyed by fire in 1867. The restored chapel was reopened only in 1959. It is now decorated with many 16th-17th-century paintings originated from other Venetian churches and collections.

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Martyrdom of St Christina

About the Artist

Sante Peranda

1566 – 1638

Italian painter, active in Venice. He was a pupil of the painter Leonardo Corona and later Palma Giovane. His main works are a Descent from the Cross for San Procolo in Venice, The defeat of the Saracens in the Doge's Palace and the Gathering of the Manna in the church of the San Bartolome. Francesco Maffei, Matteo Ponzone, and Filippo Zanimberti were among his pupils.

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