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Church of San Sebastiano

San Sebastiano is Paolo Veronese's church in Venice: the painter decorated it between 1555 and 1570 and is buried in it, to the left of the presbytery. The building took its present form with the works of 1506 by Antonio Abbondi, known as Scarpagnino: a single nave, an atrium, a raised choir and a presbytery with an apse beneath a dome. Veronese painted the coffered ceiling with scenes from the Book of Esther (1555-1556), the organ doors with the Presentation in the Temple, the Washing of the Sacrificial Animals and the Nativity (1558-1559), the frescoes of the life of St Sebastian in the friars' choir and the altarpiece of the Virgin in Glory with St Sebastian and other saints (1565-1570). In the sacristy there are Old Testament paintings by Veronese himself and works by Tintoretto and Bonifacio de' Pitati. It is in the Dorsoduro district, in the square that bears its name.

Things to do at Church of San Sebastiano: 4 missions

• Look at the ceiling with the scenes of EstherStep into the nave and look up at the coffered ceiling: Veronese's panels tell episodes from the Book of Esther.
• Find the organ doors painted by VeroneseFind the organ and look at the painted panels with the Presentation in the Temple, the Washing of the Animals and the Nativity.
• Gaze at the altarpiece of the Virgin with St SebastianGo up to the high altar and find the Virgin in Glory with St Sebastian and other saints, painted between 1565 and 1570.
• Find Veronese's tomb beside the presbyteryWalk to the presbytery and look, on the left, for the tomb of the painter who decorated the church.

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Source: Web oficial - Chorus Venezia, San Sebastiano