Antonio Visentini, Prospectus ab Aedibus Flanginorum usque ad Bembos, 1742, Etching

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Etching and burin. Image dimension: 27.4x432 cm. Sheet dimension: 39x53.7 cm. From urbis venetiarum prospectus celebriores, ex antonii canal tabulis … Read more Etching and burin. Image dimension: 27.4x432 cm. Sheet dimension: 39x53.7 cm. From urbis venetiarum prospectus celebriores, ex antonii canal tabulis xxxviii. Aere expressi ab antonio visentini, a series published in 1742 by pasquali in venice in the first complete edition comprising thirty-eight views divided into three parts and numbered respectively i-xiv, 1-12, i-xii. The latin title in the center of the lower margin and the number "3" in the right corner. A very fine work in the first state of 4, before the appearance of the bilingual title and the change in numbering, on venetian laid paper with a countermark in the letter "z". Wide, untouched margins as originally issued. Excellent condition except for a small brown stain in the upper right corner. Ref. Succi (1986), 21. Succi (2013), 19. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
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