Title
[Elevations and plans of two funeral monuments in the Chiesa della 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
Funeral monument to Gasparo Contarini at left, with empty pedestal flanked by columns of the Composite order on plinth supporting entablature and open triangular pediment, next to Monument to Gerolamo Cavazza by Giuseppe Sardi at right, with pyramid surmounted by bust on pedestal flanked by paired columns of the Composite order on plinth supporting entablature and triangular pediment; each with its scale and plan.
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.