Restored in 1996-1997 with Save Venice general funds.

On the back wall of the presbytery of San Giovanni in Bragora, below Cima da Conegliano’s altarpiece of the Baptism of Christ, are the church’s eighteenth-century choir stalls, carved from wood. Between the two choir sections is a marble throne dating to the Renaissance, with a wooden insert that forms the seat of the throne. The door to the sacristy and smaller reliquary doors are further fine examples of Venetian craftsmanship in wood, employing fir, walnut, briarwood and rosewood in their designs.

The works were restored by conservators Maximilian Leuthenmayr and Benito Ghezzo, with the guidance of project director Sandro Sponza of the Superintendency of Fine Arts of Venice.

For select projects, conservation dossiers in Italian containing limited textual and photographic documentation may be available for consultation by appointment at the Venice office of Save Venice and the Rosand Library & Study Center. For inquiries, please contact us at venice@savevenice.org.

Unidentified woodcarvers
Eighteenth century, wood (fir, walnut, briarwood, and rosewood)

Choir Stalls
190 x 200 cm each

Throne Seat
110 x 50 cm

Sacristy Door
197 x 104 cm

Reliquary Doors
74 x 35 cm

San Giovanni Battista in Bragora: Homepage (in Italian)