Chiesa dell'Ospedaletto
At the Ospedaletto, you meet a church built on charity: it began in 1575 beside a 1528 hospital for poor and disabled orphans. Over time, the place of worship takes on a distinctly Venetian Baroque character. The profusely decorated façade was completed by Baldassarre Longhena, and it incorporates sculptures by Giusto Le Court—a reminder that in Venice, religious space and public art often share the same commission. Inside, the nave preserves frescoes by Jacopo Guarana and Agostino Mengozzi Colonna, and it holds works attributed to artists including Palma the Younger, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Carlos Loth, and Pietro Liberi. For much of the church’s earlier history, the choir was formed of orphan children housed nearby, tying the building’s music directly to the hospital’s mission. …
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