Street Art in Venice

Three statues – Campo San Piero 69

Description

Three statues in Istrian stone, dimensions 120 cm.

The statues probably depict St John the Baptist, in the center in memory of the building’s original baptistery function, St Peter on the left and St Paul on the right.

Photos

Left – St Peter

Three statues – Campo San Piero 69
Three statues – Campo San Piero 69
Three statues – Campo San Piero 69

Center San Giovanni Battista – St John the Baptist

Three statues – Campo San Piero 69
Three statues – Campo San Piero 69
Three statues – Campo San Piero 69
Three statues – Campo San Piero 69
Three statues – Campo San Piero 69

Right – St Paul

Three statues – Campo San Piero 69
Three statues – Campo San Piero 69
Three statues – Campo San Piero 69
Three statues – Campo San Piero 69

Classifications

Dating: 1400s, Late 1400s

Type: Statues

Materials: Istrian stone

Iconography: St John the Baptist, St Paul, St Peter

Location

Sestiere: Castello

Locality: Campo San Piero 69 (Castello)

References

  • Rizzi: Scultura esterna a Venezia, 1987 (CS 7) : Tre Statue, Pietra d'Istria, cm. 120. Probabilmente le statue raffigurano San Giovanni Battista, al centro in ricordo dell'originaria funzione di battistero dell'edificio, San Pietro a sinistra e San Paolo.