Site Visits

• The Scuola Grande di San Rocco
• The Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari

Seminar Questions

• How did the Republic of Venice seek to control the Venetian Church between c. 1350 and c. 1650?

• How was lay piety expressed in Venice between c. 1350 and c. 1650?

• How successful were Venetian charitable institutions in addressing social problems between c. 1350 and c. 1650?

Core Reading

You should each read all three of the following items:

• Chambers, David, and Brian Pullan (eds), Venice: A Documentary History 1450-1630 (Oxford, 1992; rept. Toronto, 2001), pp. 185-237, 295-321.
• Cristellon, Cecilia and Silvana Seidel Menchi, 'Religious Life', in Dursteler (ed.), A Companion to Venetian History, 1400-1797Link opens in a new window (Leiden, 2013), pp. 379-420.
• D'Andrea, David, 'Charity and Confraternities', in Eric R. Dursteler (ed.), A Companion to Venetian History 1400-1797(Leiden, 2013), pp. 421-48.

Documents

• Sanudo, Marin, Venice, Cità excelentissima: selections from the Renaissance diaries of Marin Sanudo, ed. and trans. Patricia H. Labalme and Laura Sanguineti White (Baltimore, 2008), pp. 359-426.

Indications for Further Reading

• The Venetian Republic and the Church
• Lay Piety in Venice
  
• Charitable Institutions

E-resources

The Churches of VeniceLink opens in a new window

Gabrieli, Giovanni, Music for San RoccoLink opens in a new window