Title
[Elevation of an altar in the Chiesa degli Scalzi, Venice].
Creator
Visentini, Antonio, 1688-1782, artist.
Publication details
[between 1730 and 1740]
Physical details
1 drawing : brown ink and grey wash, with some graphite ; sheet 52.5 x 35 cm.
Description
Elevation of altar in the church of the Scalzi (or Chiesa di Santa Maria di Nazareth), with sculpture of female saint (Saint Lucia?) on pedestal within niche flanked by Corinthian columns on the predella supporting entablature, segmental pediment and attic surmounted by triangular pediment; plan and scale below.
Place
Venice (Italy)
Additional information
From a collection of tinted Architectural Drawings of Churches, Palaces, and other edifices in Venice, their plans, elevations, etc. Probably by Antonio Visentini and members of his workshop. Prefixed to each tome are the Arms of Joseph Smith, formerly British Consul at Venice, to whom the work once belonged; and a table in MS. entitled:
Shelfmark
71.i.3.