GIORDANO, Luca
(b. 1634, Napoli, d. 1705, Napoli)

Virgin and Child with Souls in Purgatory

c. 1650
Oil on canvas
San Pietro di Castello, Venice

The Vendramin Chapel in the Venetian church of San Pietro di Castello opens out from the left arm of the transept. It is dedicated to Our Lady of Carmine to celebrate the Patriarch Francesco Vendramin. The altarpiece depicting the Virgin and Child with Souls in Purgatory occupies the central position of the chapel.