Title
[Elevation of the Chiesa di San Lorenzo, 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
Project of fac_ade for the church of S. Lorenzo, with arched doorway under segmental pediment flanked by lintelled side entrances under triangular pediments under semicircular windows and giant Composite columns on plinths; thermal window in the central bay of the upper order flanked by Doric pilasters supporting cornice and triangular pediment with window.
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.