Title
[Elevation of the Chiesa di San Simon Piccolo, 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. Simon Piccolo (or Chiesa dei Santi Simeone e Giuda Apostoli), with steps leading to lintelled doorway within portico consisting of four Corinthian columns between Corinthian antae supporting entablature and pediment decorated with a relief of the martyrdom of the titular saints; 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.