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San Zulian
San Zulian
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
ProvinceVenice
Location
LocationVenice, Italy
San Zulian is located in VeniceSan ZulianShown within VeniceShow map of VeniceSan Zulian is located in ItalySan ZulianSan Zulian (Italy)Show map of Italy
Geographic coordinates45°26′8.5″N 12°20′19.2″E / 45.435694°N 12.338667°E / 45.435694; 12.338667
Architecture
Completed9th century

The Chiesa di San Giuliano (St Julian), commonly called San Zulian in the Venetian dialect, is a church on the Merceria, the main shopping street of Venice, in the parish of San Salvador, Venice, Italy.

Originally built in the 9th century, it underwent a number of reconstructions, including probably after the 1105 fire of the neighborhood. The façade was constructed in 1553-1554 by Jacopo Sansovino, and completed after his death in 1570 by Alessandro Vittoria.

The flattened classical temple façade was paid for by the scholar Tommaso Rangone, whose bronze seated portrait appears above the door. In his hands, the physician Rangone holds sarsaparilla and guaiacum, two plants which he used to treat syphilis and yellow fever. The reliefs also depict a map of the world as was known at his death. As befitting his broad-ranging interests in classical texts, the flanking inscriptions are in Latin (center), Greek (right) and Hebrew (left) text.

The interior was also designed by Sansovino, and the church consecrated in 1580.

Main artworks

Facade elements
  • Facade left. Facade left.
  • Latin dedication Lintel. Latin dedication Lintel.
  • Facade right. Facade right.
  • Hebrew inscription. Hebrew inscription.
  • Statue of Tomas Rangone Statue of Tomas Rangone
  • Greek inscription. Greek inscription.
Interior

External links

  • San Zulian blogspot.
  • Works of Art Discovered in Venice, Alethea Wiel. The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs (1909) 15(78):p. 368-9. (On works of art found in the rafters of San Zulian).
Jacopo Sansovino
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religious buildings
Secular buildings
Sculptures
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