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Scuola Grande di San Rocco was founded as a charitable organization for the sick. It was built between 1515 and 1549 in honour of San Roco who was the saint of contagious diseases. Many people believed that by donating money to build the Scuola di San Rocco will be spared from the plague.

Scuola di San Rocco is by no means an art gallery of Tintoretto. He was commissioned to decorate the walls and the ceilings in 1564 and he did a remarkable job. The cycle of paintings in Sala dell’Albergo, the Upper Hall and the Ground Hall are all masterpieces by the skilled Tintoretto.

His Crucifixion (1565) is on the wall at Sala dell’Albergo and the ceiling painting St Roch in Glory actually won him the contest to decorate the entire building which took him 23 years. The Upper hall is decorated by paintings of the scenes from the Old Testament and the New Testament like – Moses Striking Water from the Rock, The Gathering of the Manna, Temptation of Christ and Adoration of the Shepherds.

Where is Scuola di San Rocco: Campo San Roco, Santa Croce and San Polo district

Opening hours: Daily from 9AM to 5:30PM; during the winter 10AM to 4PM

How to get there: By vaporetto- San Toma stop


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