Title
[Elevations and plans of two doorways from the Chiesa di San Giovanni Grisostomo, 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
Lintelled doorway from the main fac_ade of the Chiesa di San Giovanni Grisostomo at left, with columns of the Composite order supporting entablature and pediment decorated with dentils, next to lintelled side doorway with Composite columns supporting entablature and segmental pediment decorated with pinnacle and spheres 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.