Resumen de Tintoretto's paintings for the banco del Sacramento in S. Margherita
Tintoretto's paintings (now in S. Stefano) for the Venetian parish church of S. Margherita were designed to go in an aisle above the banco (bench and desk) of a Confraternity of the Sacrament; so were his paintings in S. Marcuola, S. Simeon Grande, and S. Polo. This article examines two topics hitherto virtually ignored: the physical and conceptual considerations attending a painting made for a banco, and the problem of designing a large composition for a narrow aisle. The rule books (mariegole) of the confraternities have furnished essential information, including previously unpublished dates for two of the projects.
