Title
[Elevations and plans of two doorways from the Chiesa delle Zitelle and Chiesa del Redentore, 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 52.5cm.
Description
Arched portal in the main fac_ade of the Chiesa di Santa Maria della Presentazione (or Chiesa delle Zitelle) at left, with console as keystone decoration and Corinthian columns on pedestals supporting entablature and pediment, next to arched portal in the main fac_ade of the Chiesa del Redentore at right, with console as keystone decoration and Corinthian columns supporting the entablature and pediment decorated with dentils; each doorway 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.