Bronze statues on the façade

There are few finished church fa�ades in Venice and even fewer fa�ade sculptures (especially prior to 1600). Aspetti’s Moses and St Paul, which fill the niches on the Palladian fa�ade of San Francesco della Vigna, are among the first bronzes ever placed on a Venetian fa�ade and also some of the finest. Their dark bronze contrasts strongly with the white marble background, and, well over life-size, with their animated poses, they project powerfully in their architectural setting.