Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Venice, Italy

Scuola Grande di San Rocco, a lay confraternity founded in 1478, based on the cult of St Roch, on the Campo San Rocco in the San Polo district of Venice, Veneto, Italy. The Scuola was built 1515-60 by several architects: Bartolomeo Bon, Pietro Bon, Sante Lombardo, Antonio Scarpagnino and Giangiacomo dei Grigi. The Scuola is decorated with paintings by Jacopo Tintoretto. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photo by Manuel Cohen

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