Views of Venice
Antonius Visentini (Venice 1688 - Venice 1782)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1700 - 1800
Materials
Paper
Measurements
400 x 580 mm
Collection
Ormesby Hall, Redcar and Cleveland
NT 707831.1
Summary
One of a set of four engravings depicting views of Venice by Antonius Visentini after the style of Canaletto. Plate one depicts St Mark's Square with Doge's Palace and St Mark's Basilica on the right and the Publica Bibliotheca on the left. Plate two depicts the Doge's Palace. Plate three depicts St Mark's Square with the Basilica and the Doge's Palace on the left. Plate four depicts St Mark's Square with the Basilica on the right and the Publica Biblioteca on the left.
Provenance
Pennyman collection devised in October 1961 to The National Trust under the terms of Col. J.B.W. Pennyman's will.
Makers and roles
Antonius Visentini (Venice 1688 - Venice 1782), publisher