Showrooms

View of Venice - Platea S. Mariae Formosae, ejusque Templum (Plate no VIII).

Creator: Antonio Visentini
Offered by: Shapero Gallery

Description
"Self-styled as painter, architect, and engraver, Visentini enjoyed a long career in Venice where he was connected to the Academia and to the artistic and publishing circle centred around Consul Joseph Smith. Visentini's etchings are distinguished in the confidence and authority of their perspectival projection and etched line. Visentini's buildings seldom sag and never "sink" under their own weight into the water of the canals as they occasionally might in the work of Carlevaris and Mariechi. Canaletto's compositions are quite various and are refreshingly dramatic in the contrast between the large foreground buildings and the smaller ones in the receding perspective.

These views were crucial to forming the image of Venice in the mind of its visitors" (Millard).

Engraving after Canaletto, 405 x 555 mm.

More Information

Documentation:	Ample Provenance
Origin:	Italy
Period:	18th Century
Materials:	Engraving after Canaletto
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	1790
Styles / Movements:	Old Master, Realism, Black & White
Dealer Reference #:	86937
Incollect Reference #:	271935

Dimensions

W.	21.85 in;	H.	15.94 in;
W.	55.5 cm;	H.	40.5 cm;

Message from Seller:

Shapero Gallery Located in the heart of Mayfair, London, Shapero Gallery specializes in prints and original works on paper, ranging from antique prints to modern pochoir plates and photography. For inquiries, contact us at +44.207.493.0876 or gallery@shapero.com.