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Biblioteca Marciana

The Biblioteca Marciana occupies the building that Jacopo Sansovino began in 1537 opposite the Doge's Palace, in St Mark's Square. A vault collapse in 1545 halted the works, and Vincenzo Scamozzi finished the last sections between 1582 and 1588 and placed the coronation statues. Its origin lies in the donation of Cardinal Bessarion, who in 1468 gave Venice 482 Greek and 264 Latin codices on condition that a public library be created. The monumental rooms are visited with the St Mark's Square Museums ticket and are reached through the Napoleonic Wing of the Museo Correr. In the vestibule the octagonal ceiling by Titian, from around 1560, stands out. The reading room has a ceiling with 21 tondi by various painters, three of them by Veronese.

Things to do at Biblioteca Marciana: 4 missions

• Count the tondi on the reading room ceilingIn the reading room, go over the 21 tondi on the ceiling and find the three painted by Veronese.
• Find Tintoretto's portrait of DiogenesAmong the portraits of philosophers on the walls of the reading room, find the Diogenes painted by Tintoretto.
• Look at Sansovino's façade from the PiazzettaStand opposite the Doge's Palace and run your eye along the library's long arcaded façade up to the balustrade with statues.
• Look for Titian's octagonal ceiling in the vestibuleIn the vestibule, look up at the octagonal panel painted by Titian around 1560, identified as Wisdom.

Near Biblioteca Marciana

Source: Web oficial - Museo Correr (MUVE)