MARTYRDOM OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST

Author: Alessandro Varotari known as Padovanino

Century: XVII°

Church: Basilica of San Pietro di Castello

DATE: XVII century

POSITION: left nave – second altar (on map n°28),

METHOD: oil painting

The Priuli altar, erected upon a request by Cardinal Priuli and Maria Loredan, preserves The Martyrdom of Saint John the Evangelist altarpiece, work by Padovanino and retouched by Michelangelo Schiavone (1712-1772).