Title
[Elevation and plan of two doorways from the Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice].
Creator
Visentini, Antonio, 1688-1782, artist.
Publication details
[between 1730 and 1740]
Physical details
1 drawing : brown ink and grey wash ; sheet 36 x 52.5 cm.
Description
Arched doorway with mask as keystone decoration between Doric pilasters on pedestals supporting entablature and pediment at left, next to lintelled doorway between Doric columns supporting entablature and pediment at right; each with its 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.2.