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Li Cinque Ordini Dell'Architettura Civile di Michel Sanmicheli...

1735
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Li Cinque Ordini Dell'Architettura Civile di Michel Sanmicheli...
  • Author: Alessandro Pompei (Verona 1705–1772 Garda, Verona)
  • Architect: Based on designs by Michele Sanmicheli (Verona, ca. 1487–1559 Verona)
  • Etcher: Illustrations etched by Alessandro Pompei (Verona 1705–1772 Garda, Verona)
  • Draftsman: Architectural drawings by Gaudenzio Bellini
  • Artist: Frontispiece, ornaments, and portraits by Antonio Balestra (Italian, Verona 1666–1740 Verona)
  • Publisher: Jacopo Vallarsi , Verona
  • Date: 1735
  • Medium: Printed book with etched illustrations
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936
  • Object Number: 36.57
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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