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San Silvestro, Venice

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The church had a number of significant paintings, and the Veronese was next to the altar of St Joseph on the left side wall, which in the next century was given an
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since the church sold it in 1855, presumably to finance the rebuilding. The painting was commissioned by the
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is a large oil painting on canvas painted for the church in 1573 which has been in the
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The Sixteenth Century Italian Paintings, Volume II, Venice 1540-1600
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of the unusual subject of Joseph presenting the newborn Jesus to
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Manno, Antonio (2004). The Rizzoli Art Guides (ed.).
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Oratory of Santa Maria dei Patriarchi e di Ognissanti
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Affiliation
Roman Catholic
Province
Venice
Venice
San Silvestro, Venice is located in Venice
San Silvestro, Venice is located in Italy
Geographic coordinates
45°26′15″N 12°20′0.29″E / 45.43750°N 12.3334139°E / 45.43750; 12.3334139
Architect(s)
Giovanni Battista Meduna
Giuseppe Sicher
San Polo
Venice
Rialto
Patriarch of Grado
Giovanni Meduna
Giuseppe Sicher
Ludovico Dorigny
Giovanni Antonio Dorigo
Renaissance
Baptism of Christ
Tintoretto
Adoration of the Magi
Paolo Veronese
National Gallery, London
confraternity
Saint Joseph
Scuole Grandi of Venice

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