Plate 14: View of the facade of St. Moses church, Venice, 1703, from "The buildings and views of Venice" (Le fabriche e vedute di Venezia)
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Plate: 8 3/16 × 11 7/16 in. (20.8 × 29.1 cm) Sheet: 8 11/16 × 12 3/16 in. (22 × 30.9 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.330.7
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Art Historical Context
**Plate 14: View the Facade of St. Moses Church, Venice1703)** This etching captures the ornate Baroque facade of San Moisè al Mare, a striking church in Venice's heart, framed by the bustling Grand Canal with boats dotting the water. Created by Luca Carlevar, a master of *vedute*—precise, topographical views of cities—and etched by Alessandro Tremignon, hails from the seminal series *Le fabriche vedute di Venezia*The Buildings and Views of Venice), published in 1703. At just over 8 by 11 inches, this plate exemplifies early 18th-century printmaking, where intricate lines convey architectural...