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San Cassiano ((英語:Church of Saint Cassian)) is a 14th-century Roman Catholic church located in the San Polo ''sestiere'' of the Italian city of Venice. A church has stood on the site since 726 with the present building dedicated to Saint Cassian of Imola being consecrated in 1376 and re-modelled during the 17th century. It has a plain exterior with several adjacent buildings overlapping it. Its interior however is richly decorated in a Baroque style. The church is located on the ''Campo San Cassiano'', site of the world's first public opera house, west of the Rialto Bridge and is open to visitors Tuesday-Saturday mornings.〔Simonis, ''Italy'', p. 339〕 The church houses three paintings by the Italian artist Tintoretto, including ''The Crucifixion of Christ'' painted in 1568 which the art critic John Ruskin described as, "the finest (of a Crucifixion painting ) in Europe". However, the most famous painting associated with the church is paradoxically one which is no longer there. The San Cassiano altarpiece, painted for this church by Antonello da Messina, was the first major example of oil painting in the city. It disappeared from the church in the 17th century and was cut into sections; the remaining known pieces are re-united in Vienna. ==History== The earliest church on this site was built in 726 and dedicated to Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of musicians and music. Over the centuries there have been several reconstruction projects, including one following a fire in 1106, and a major rebuild which commenced in 1350. This building was consecrated in 1376 and re-modelled in the early 17th century to give it its current appearance which dates from 1663. A large ''campanile'', high, was added to the church in the 13th century, though its rugged style suggests that it may have been a guard tower which was acquired by the church. In 1509, the funeral procession of Catherine Cornaro, the former queen of Cyprus and wealthy Venetian noblewoman, began at San Cassiano. From here it crossed a floating bridge to the church of ''Santi Apostoli'' where she was buried in the Cornaro family chapel.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「San Cassiano, Venice」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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