Title
[Elevations of two altars in the Chiesa di Sant'Agostin, 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 now demolished church of Sant'Agostin, with arch between paired Corinthian columns on pedestal supporting segmental pediment under triangular pediment linked to the entablature by volutes at left, next to Composite 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.