Plate 85: View of the Contarini Palace in Campo San Trovaso, Venice, 1703, from "The buildings and views of Venice" (Le fabriche e vedute di Venezia)
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Plate: 8 1/4 × 11 5/8 in. (21 × 29.5 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
2012.136.330.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
This etching, Plate 85 Luca Carlevaris's seminal series *Le fabriche vedute di Venezia*The Buildings and Views of Venice), captures the Contarini Palace overlooking Campo San Trovaso 1703. Carlevaris, a Venetian vedutista, meticulously rendered the city's architectural splendor, blending palaces, boats, and bustling urban life. Published as part of a 104-plate series, these prints served as portable souvenirs for Grand Tour travelers, preserving Venice's fading Republic-era grandeur amid political decline. Etching's fine lines allowed Carlevaris to achieve remarkable precision in depicting Go...