Scuola grande di San Rocco

• San Polo,3054
• Venice

The “Scuola Grande di San Rocco” was founded in the XVth century as a confraternity to assist the citizens in time of plague.

St Roch, whose relics rest in the church, was declared a patron saint of the city in 1576. Every year, on his feast day (16 August), the Doge made a pilgrimage to the church.

The main quality of the whole Scuola Grande is the wonderful cycle of canvases which Jacopo Robusti, better known as Tintoretto, conceived and realized in the three rooms between 1564 and 1588.

According to some critics, these paintings, because of the unity of theme and their location, is for Venice what the Sistine Chapel is for Rome.

The artist wanted to use light as the main element of his work, dominating the form and the color and giving the several representations a unity of action and a great expressive power.


Max. capacity: 250 people