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View of Florence with the Cathedral, S. Croce, Palazzo Vecchio, Plate 4 from "Scelta di XXIV Vedute delle principali contrade, piazze, chiese, e palazzi della Città di Firenze"

Bernardo Sansone Sgrilli, Italian, died 1744

ca. 1743

View of Florence with the Cathedral, S. Croce, Palazzo Vecchio, Plate 4 from "Scelta di XXIV Vedute delle principali contrade, piazze, chiese, e palazzi della Città di Firenze" by Bernardo Sansone Sgrilli, Italian, died 1744

Classification

Print

Department

Smithsonian Collection

Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Credit

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Accession Number

1919-30-3

About this artwork

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Art Historical Context

Behold *View of Florence with the Cathedral, S. Croce Palazzo Vecchio*, Plate 4 from Bernardo Sansone Sgrilli *Scelta di XXIVute delle principali contrade piazze, chiese, e palazzi della Città Firenze* (Selection of 24 Views of the Streets, Squares, Churches and Palaces of the of Florence), created around 1743. Sgrilli, an Italianaver who died in 1744, captured the Renaissance splendor of his native Florence in this precise print, part of a celebrated series that showcased the city's architectural treasures for a growing audience of art lovers and travelers. This veduta—or "view"—meticulously...

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