Urbis Venetiarum Prospectus Celebriores, Ex Antonii Canal Tabulis XXXVIII. Aere Expressi ab Antonio Visentini in Partes Tres Distributi. Pars Prima [-Pars Tertia]
Visentini, Antonio · Italian
published 1742
- Medium
- 3 parts in 1 vol: ill: etched portaits of Canaletto and Visentini plus 38 etchings (all full-page, versos blank) by Visentini
- Classification
- Volume
- Period
- 1726 to 1750
- Image size
- 6066 × 4332px
Description
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).
Rights & Source
Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).