Title
[Elevations of two altars in the Chiesa di San Marcuola, Venice].
Creator
Visentini, Antonio, 1688-1782, artist.
Publication details
[between 1730 and 1740]
Physical details
1 drawing : brown ink and grey wash ; sheet 35 x 52.5 cm.
Description
Two altars from the church of S. Marcuola (or Chiesa dei Santi Ermagora e Fortunato): main altar with arch supported by Composite columns on pedestal under segmental pediment with tondo as tympanum decoration linked to the entablature by volutes at left, and side chapel with niche flanked by Corinthian columns on pedestal supporting entablature and triangular pediment decorated with dentils at right; each with plan and scale.
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.