This paper will investigate the socio-political environment as well as the cultural-artistic context of the Ospedale della Pietà, focusing on its development during the baroque period. ... First established in 1346 by a Franciscan Friar, the Ospedale della Pietà was lead by wealthy governors and forty board members with the goal of properly raising abandoned children in Venice during the Baroque period (Edwards, 2010; Selfridge-Field, 1986). ... Its inclusion of upper-class students also greatly contributed to breaking the class barrier of Venetian society, Venice was a paradise for mu...

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