Bronze statues on the façade - ASPETTI, Tiziano - WGA
Bronze statues on the façade by ASPETTI, Tiziano
Bronze statues on the façade by ASPETTI, Tiziano

Bronze statues on the façade

by ASPETTI, Tiziano, Photo

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.

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