Altra Veduta delle Porte de L'Arsenale / Alter Prospectus Ianuarum Armamentarii / Autre Vue des Portes de L'Arsenal
Leiden: Johann Georg Graevius. Map. Copper plate engraving. Image measures 10 1/2" x 13 1/2" Finely engraved view of the entrance of the Arsenal in Venice. The Porta Magna is depicted on the left, with its many iconic sculptures surrounding the gates, including the winged lion at the top. This plate was published by Pieter van der Aa after a similar print by Luca Carlevaris, an Italian artist regarded as the "father of the Venetian vedute [view]", who popularized the..... More