Visentini, Antonio
Iconografia della Ducal Basilica dell'Evangelista S. Marco. Venice: for the author, 1726.
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Part Three: The Baroque and Rococo Periods, Lot 743
20. Jun - 20. Jun 2013
The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Part Three: The Baroque and Rococo Periods, Lot 743
20. Jun - 20. Jun 2013
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 USD
Price realised: 43.750 USD
Price realised: 43.750 USD
Description
VISENTINI, Antonio (1688-1782). Iconografia della Ducal Basilica dell'Evangelista S. Marco. Venice: for the author, 1726.
2 o (515 x 390 mm). Engraved double-page title, and 8 engraved plates by Vincenzo Mariotti after Visentini (double-page or folding). (A few repaired marginal tears.) Contemporary sprinkled calf (repaired). Provenance: Friedrich August II, Elector of Saxony (contemporary collector's stamp); acquired from Marlborough Rare Books, 1984.
FIRST EDITION of this early series of Visentini's views of Saint Mark's cathedral in Venice which "showed his talent for architectural drawings and perspective" (Millard). The Iconografia della Ducal Basilica is a collection of eight large plates with eleven plans and sections of the church. Visentini apprenticed with the painter Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini and later collaborated with a number of artist including Canaletto, Tiepolo and Mengozzi-Colonna. Canaletto's patron Consul Joseph Smith commissioned a series of engravings by Antonio Visentini, and designed Smith's Palazetto at the Canal Grande. VERY RARE: according to American Book Prices Currrent no copy has appeared at auction in at least thirty-five years. See Millard Italian 153 and 154 (note).
2 o (515 x 390 mm). Engraved double-page title, and 8 engraved plates by Vincenzo Mariotti after Visentini (double-page or folding). (A few repaired marginal tears.) Contemporary sprinkled calf (repaired). Provenance: Friedrich August II, Elector of Saxony (contemporary collector's stamp); acquired from Marlborough Rare Books, 1984.
FIRST EDITION of this early series of Visentini's views of Saint Mark's cathedral in Venice which "showed his talent for architectural drawings and perspective" (Millard). The Iconografia della Ducal Basilica is a collection of eight large plates with eleven plans and sections of the church. Visentini apprenticed with the painter Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini and later collaborated with a number of artist including Canaletto, Tiepolo and Mengozzi-Colonna. Canaletto's patron Consul Joseph Smith commissioned a series of engravings by Antonio Visentini, and designed Smith's Palazetto at the Canal Grande. VERY RARE: according to American Book Prices Currrent no copy has appeared at auction in at least thirty-five years. See Millard Italian 153 and 154 (note).
A top price for Antonio Visentini
This artwork by Antonio Visentini achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in June 2013. In the The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Part Three: The Baroque and Rococo Periods auction, the work Iconografia della Ducal Basilica dell'Evangelista S. Marco. Venice: for the author, 1726. sold for USD 43,750.00 (€ 33,627.98) - well above the upper estimate of USD 20,000.00. This high result makes Iconografia della Ducal Basilica dell'Evangelista S. Marco. Venice: for the author, 1726. the most expensive artwork by Antonio Visentini that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Antonio Visentini
Dieses Kunstwerk von Antonio Visentini erzielte im Juni 2013 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Part Three: The Baroque and Rococo Periods wurde die Arbeit Iconografia della Ducal Basilica dell'Evangelista S. Marco. Venice: for the author, 1726. für USD 43.750,00 (€ 33.627,98) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 20.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Iconografia della Ducal Basilica dell'Evangelista S. Marco. Venice: for the author, 1726. zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Antonio Visentini, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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