City Views, Italy, Venice
"Dogenpalast" (and other famous monuments)
Wood engraving ca 1875. Hand coloring.
Original antique print
Print has narrow margins and is mounted on strong paper.
Image: 10 x 18 cm (3.9 x 7")
Piazza San Marco, or Saint Mark's Square; aristocracy; "the drawing room of Europe" (a quote attributed to Napoleon); Basilica; Campanile di San Marco, the Basilica's bell tower; two 12th-century columns: Venice's two patron saints: Saint Mark in the form of a winged lion, and Saint Teodoro (Theodore); architectural style encompasses Byzantine, Islamic, and Western European influences; Horses of San Marco, brought back from Constantinople during the 4th Crusade; La Giustizia; Doges' Palace (Palazzo Ducale); Cardinal Domenico Grimani;
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