Title
[Elevation of an altar in the Chiesa di Santa Maria Formosa, 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
Altar in the church of S. Maria Formosa, with arch between paired Composite columns on pedestal supporting entablature and triangular pediment decorated with dentils and with sculptures of the Virgin Mary flanked by two angels and two small cherubs; 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.