Chiesa degli Eremitani - World Heritage Site
4 expert reviews
“Houses substantial fragments of Andrea Mantegna's... beautiful and historically important depictions of the martyrdom of Saint James and Saint Christopher.”
– Fodor's
"A former monastery now houses works of Venetian masters, as well as fine collections of archaeological finds and ancient coins."
"When a 1944 bombing raid demolished the extraordinary 1448–57 frescoes by Andrea Mantegna in the Capella Overtari in the Chiesa degli Eremitani, the loss to art history was incalculable...." Full review
"Here you'll find enough fragments left in the rubble of the frescoes he painted from 1454 to 1457 to understand the loss of what was considered one of the great artistic treasures of Italy." Full review