Halls on the ground floor. Accademia Galleries
Part 3 of the photo tour through the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice: exhibitions halls and works on the ground floor.
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(1696 Venice - 1770 Madrid)
Scourge of the Serpents, ca. 1732
Canvas, 167 x 1355 cm
Provenance: Church of Ss. Cosma e Damiano, Venice
The large painting covered the lower portion of the barco (coro pensile), or hanging choir, from whose grated windows the enclosed nuns would follow the religious services.
Hall 6, ground floor
© Photos: Haupt & Binder, Universes in Universe
Part 3 of the photo tour through the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice: exhibitions halls and works on the ground floor.