ZANDOMENEGHI, Pietro

Italian sculptor and etcher, part of a family of artists, son of Luigi Zandomeneghi and parent of Federico Zandomeneghi. His works are the staircase of the entrance to the Teatro Comunale di Belluno, characterized by two lions, along with two friezes above the side doors. He worked together with his father on the tomb of Titian in the BasilicaGLOSSARYa church building, usually facing east, with a tall main nave and two or four side aisles of lesser height. There may also be a transept between the nave and the choir, which is reserved for the clergy. Originally, the basilica was an ancient Greek administrative building, and the Romans used this form for markets and law courts; it then became a place of assembly for the early Christians, and thus a church. of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari in Venice.