Although the Sala dell’Albergo is deep inside the building, off the main hall on the second floor, this is a great place to start actively studying the paintings. Tintoretto’s two-decade working relationship with the Scuola started in this boardroom.
The centrepiece is the monumental Crucifixion, often considered the greatest Tintoretto painting in Venice. Rather than a static devotional scene, it’s alive with movement; soldiers hauling ladders, two further crosses being erected, women collapsing in grief, and bystanders caught in the chaos.