- Museum number
- 1871,1111.123-164
- Title
- Object: Il Fiore di Venezia
- Description
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The third volume of a book by Ermolao Paoletti on the subject of Venetian history, painting, monuments, architecture and costume, with a long Italian text. The individual plates as follows:
1. An elevation of the city of Venice
2. A view of the church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli, people on the square before the church, other buildings on either side
3. A view of the interior of the church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli, a shrine to the left and the altar beyond
4. The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, after Titian, the saint upon a heated grid-iron, with Roman soldiers stoking the flames and torturing him, classical buildings beyond
5. A view of the Fondamenta della Misericordia, buildings along the canal and a bridge in the distance
6. A view of the church of the abbey of Santa Maria della Misericordia, a bridge over the canal beyond and a gondola on the canal to the foreground
7. A 13th century bas-relief of the Virgin and Child, surrounded by saints and angels
8. A view of the church of the Madonna dell'Orto, buildings on either side and people walking on the square before the church
9. A view of the church of Santa Maria Maddalena and the square of the same name, a canal to the left
10. Tobias and the Angel, after Titian, the angel gesturing to the left with his hand about Tobias, a dog to the foreground and a praying man beyond
11. A view of the Chiesa dei Santi Apostoli di Cristo and square of the same name, a canal and gondolas to the foreground
12. A view of the Rialto Bridge, boats and gondolas on the water beneath the bridge
13. A view of the church of San Jacopo di Rialto and the square of the same name, market stalls and people going about their business to the foreground
14. A view of workshops and factories in the Rialto, stalls and cloth spread out over the small square
15. A view of the church of San Giovanni Evangelista, three men standing in the small courtyard to the foreground
16. A view of the interior of the church of Santa Maria dei Frarti, shrines along the walls
17. A view of the church of Santa Maria dei Frarti, a canal and bridge to the foreground
18. The Pesaro Madonna, after Titian, the Virgin and Child attended by St Francis of Assisi St Peter and St. Anthony of Padua, Jacopo Pesaro and his family kneeling at either side, a knight with captured Moors to the left and putti with a cross above
19. The monument of Don Giovanni Pesaro
20. A view of the Castel Forte San Rocco, a canal to the right with a gondola on the water
21. A view of the church and school of San Rocco, a square before the buildings
22. The Penitent Magdalene, after Titian, Mary Magdalene clutching her robe and hair about her and crying, a skull and book to the right and a vase to the left, a country landscape beyond
23. A view of the church of San Sebastiano, a boathouse with drawn up gondolas to the right and a canal to the foreground
24. A view of the Emporio de Sali, ships to the right and churches beyond
25. A view of the church of Santa Maria della Salute and the Seminario Patriarcale, a canal to the foreground with a small boat
26. A view of the interior of the church of Santa Maria della Salute, figures walking around inside
27. The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, the saint bound to a tree and pierced with arrows
28. A view of the Academia di Belle Arti, a canal with gondolas to the foreground
29. The Incredulity of Saint Thomas with Bishop Magno, after Cima da Conegliano, the saint poking his finger into one of Christ's wounds, the bishop standing to one side
30. Saint John the Baptist, after Titian, the saint dressed in skins and carrying a cross, a lamb asleep at his side
31. A view of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, a canal to the foreground with a man fishing from the bank
32. A view from the lagoon towards the church of Santa Chiara, a gondola on the wide stretch of water
33. A view of the church of San Niccolo dei Tolentini, people walking in the small square before the church
34. A view of the Grand Canal looking towards the Palazzo Corner
35. A view of the Grand Canal looking towards the Palazzo Manfrin from the fish market
36. A view of the Grand Canal seen from the Palazzo Balbi
37. A view of the Grand Canal looking towards the Albergo Reale di Danieli
38. A view of the Grand Canal seen from the Palazzo della Ca D'Oro
39. A view of the Grand Canal looking from the Traghetto di San Moise to the Palazzo Manin
40. A view of the Grand Canal looking towards the Palazzo Foscari
41. A view of the Grand Canal looking towards the Palazzo Grimani
Hand-coloured etchings
- Production date
- 1840
- Dimensions
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Height: 202 millimetres (page size)
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Width: 140 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Il Fiore di Venezia
- Acquisition date
- 1871
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1871,1111.123-164
