Title
[Elevation of the Chiesa dell'Abbazia della Misericordia, Venice].
Creator
Visentini, Antonio, 1688-1782, artist.
Publication details
[between 1730 and 1740]
Physical details
1 drawing : brown ink and grey wash ; sheet 52.5 x 35 cm.
Description
View of the fac_ade of the church of S. Maria della Misericordia (or Chiesa di Santa Maria in Valverde), with lintelled doorway under triangular pediment within arch with oculus in tympanum in the central bay flanked by lintelled windows between giant Composite pilasters in plinths supporting entablature and segmental pediment.
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.