The Beggars' Canal and S. Mark's School

Category

Library Item

Item no

24970

Title

Rio O Canale dei Mendicanti e Scuola di S. Marco [The Beggars' Canal and S. Mark's School]

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1893

Size

35.0 x 23.5 cm

Type

Photogravure

Location

Art and Design Library

Ferdinando Ongania [1842 - 1911] was an Italian antiquarian bookseller, with a shop in St. Mark's Square in Venice. From 1861 until his death in 1911 he devoted himself almost entirely to the printing of illustrated art books. His love of Venice inspired him to record the architecture of his beloved city.

Description for this print from the original index page from the publication:
"This precious edifice was built by the Confraternity of S. Mark,from designs by Martino Lombardo. Its front elevation is adorned with sculptures by Bartolomeo Bon and Tullio Lombardo."

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