Grotesque
by DE CORTE, Josse, Marble
Giuseppe Sardi was commissioned in 1664 by the merchant Bartolomeo Cargnoni to rebuild the church of Santa Maria dei Derelitti, also known as the Ospedaletto. The church was completed by Baldassare Longhena; the fa�ade was designed by Longhena and its sculpture carved by Josse De Corte.
The picture shows a detail of the carved decoration of the fa�ade: one of the grotesques on the supporting pilasters at the entrance portal.