The Scuola Grande di San Rocco, with its extraordinary cycle of more than 60 paintings by Jacopo Tintoretto, is one of the greatest art treasures in Venice.
Some of the scenes, especially those from the Old Testament, are not necessarily the most famous or most frequently portrayed events. However, the three largest ceiling paintings fit well with the Scuola’s mission to provide aid and Venice’s frequent encounters with the plague:
The large center ceiling painting of The Erection of the Bronze Serpent (Numbers 21:4–9) depicts a dramatic Old Testament moment when God commanded Moses to raise a bronze serpent on a pole to heal those bitten by venomous snakes.
Below: Sacrifice of Isaac