# Santa Maria della Salute: Façade [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [LONGHENA, Baldassare]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Photo ## Commentary When the plague of 1630 subsided the Venetians decided to build this remarkable monumental church in thanksgiving to the Virgin, whose statue stands on the lantern of the dome. The church is octagonal, centrally planned, and has a great hemispherical dome; its circular form was meant as an allusion to the Virgin's crown. A distinctive feature is the series of great Baroque scrolls on the buttresses. Longhena also designed the steps and paving outside the church. View the <a href="\#" onClick="w=window.open \('/support/plans/l/longhena/salute.html', 'newWin', 'scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=400,height=600'\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return false">section and ground plan</a> of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice. ## Related artworks - [Ca' Pesaro: Façade on the Canal Grande]() - [Ca' Pesaro: Façade on the Canal Grande]() - [Ca' Pesaro: Façade on the Rio delle Due Torri]() - [Ca' Pesaro: View from the Canal Grande]() - [Ca' Rezzonico: Façade]() - [Ca' Rezzonico: Façade]() - [Ca' Rezzonico: Façade]() - [Collegio Greco Flangini]() - [High Altar]() - [High Altar]() - [High Altar]() - [High Altar]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()