The Chapel of San Gaetano contains two sculptures of angels by the prolific Juste le Court.
Juste le Court
b. Ypres 1623 - d. Venice 1679
Le Court was the son of the sculptor Jean Le Court. His first known work is 'The Virgin Mary' in the Antwerp Cathedral. He left Amsterdam for Rome and eventually settled in Venice around 1655. One of many foreign artists, in his first known Venetian work le Court created the marble figures of Strength and Justice for the monument to Alvise Mocenigo in San Lazzaro dei Mendicanti. He attached himself to the architect Baldassare Longhena and created a number of works for him. Perhaps his crowning achievement is the high altar at Santa Maria della Salute. He created several funeral monuments including one for Caterino Cornaro in Padua. His last known works were sculptures for the high altar of Andrea della Zirada in Venice.
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1) Exterior Facade - founded by San Gaetano da Thiene - designed by Andrea Tirali [130]
