Four paintings for the Scuola Grande di San Marco (1548, 1562-66)
by TINTORETTO

The walls of the Chapter Hall of the Scuola Grande di San Marco were once adorned with pictures by Tintoretto and later additions by his son Domenico. During the Napoleonic period Tintoretto's paintings were dispersed. The Scuola was converted into a hospital, and the former Chapter Hall now contains a library of medical history.

Tintoretto's Miracle of St Mark Freeing the Slave, which was installed on the southern end wall of the Chapter Hall in April 1548, is now in the Gallerie dell'Accademi in Venice. The later three-part cycle representing miracles worked posthumously by St Mark, commissioned from Tintoretto in 1562 is now in the Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan.

Preview Picture Data Info
The Miracle of St Mark Freeing the Slave
1548
Oil on canvas, 415 x 541 cm
Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice


The Miracle of St Mark Freeing the Slave
1548
Oil on canvas, 415 x 541 cm
Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice


The Miracle of St Mark Freeing the Slave (detail)
1548
Oil on canvas
Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice


The Miracle of St Mark Freeing the Slave (detail)
1548
Oil on canvas
Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice


The Miracle of St Mark Freeing the Slave (detail)
1548
Oil on canvas
Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice


The Miracle of St Mark Freeing the Slave (detail)
1548
Oil on canvas
Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice


The Miracle of St Mark Freeing the Slave (detail)
1548
Oil on canvas
Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice


St Mark Working Many Miracles
1562-66
Oil on canvas, 396 x 400 cm
Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan


St Mark Working Many Miracles (detail)
1562-66
Oil on canvas
Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan


The Stealing of the Dead Body of St Mark
1562-66
Oil on canvas, 398 x 315 cm
Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice


St Mark Rescuing a Saracen from Shipwreck
1562-66
Oil on canvas, 398 x 337 cm
Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice



Summary of paintings by Tintoretto
Religious themes
1540s | 1550s | 1560s | 1570s | 1580s
Scuola Grande di San Marco | San Rocco
Great decorations
Scuola Grande di San Rocco | Madonna dell'Orto | Palazzo Ducale
Mythological and allegorical themes
Portraits
Other works
Old Testament themes | Graphics



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