Urbis Venetiarum Prospectus Celebriores, Ex Antonii Canal Tabulis XXXVIII. Aere Expressi ab Antonio Visentini in Partes Tres Distributi. Pars Prima [-Pars Tertia]

published 1742

Antonio Visentini (author)

Associated Names
Antonio Visentini

Author, Venetian, 1688 - 1782

This is a drawing of a title page. The title is written in large, bold font across the top of the page, focusing on the city of Venice and its views in the works of Antoni Canal. Red and black inks emphasize different sections of the text, most of which is in Latin. Below the text, there is an ornamental embellishment with an elaborate illustration. The illustration includes a central figure, possibly an allegorical or classical figure, surrounded by a richly adorned frame with intricate scrollwork, shields, and symbolic elements. At the bottom, there are publication details and a red seal, indicating it is a publication from Venice dated MDCCXLII (1742).

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    3 parts in 1 vol: ill: etched portaits of Canaletto and Visentini plus 38 etchings (all full-page, versos blank) by Visentini

  • Credit Line

    Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection, David K.E. Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    page size: 34.3 x 49.7 cm (13 1/2 x 19 9/16 in.)
    overall size (volume closed): 35.7 x 50.9 x 1.9 cm (14 1/16 x 20 1/16 x 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.61.450


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

M.J. Sheridan; bookplate of Charles Edouard Mewes; Mark J. Millard, New York; purchased by NGA, 1985.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2000

  • Pollak et al. 2000, no.153


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