Title
[Elevations and plans of doorways from Palazzo Pesaro at Sant'Eustachio and Palazzo Benci at Madonna dell'Orto, 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
Rusticated lintelled doorway in the western fac_ade of Ca' Pesaro at left, with mask as keystone decoration and broken segmental pediment above the entablature, and steps leading to the rusticated arched access to Palazzo Benci from Rio degli Zecchini at right, with mask as keystone decoration under pediment supported by pilasters on consoles; 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.