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Putti frieze, Biblioteca Marciana, Venice, Italy
Sculpted frieze of putti above the first floor Ionic arcade of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, or National Library of St Mark's, built in Renaissance style in 1537-53 by Jacopo Sansovino, then extended by Vincenzo Scamozzi in 1588, on the Piazzetta San Marco, between the Piazza San Marco and the Venetian lagoon, Venice, Italy. The columns are topped with Ionic capitals and the spandrel figures are angels in classical or all'antica style, and above, puttis hold decorative garlands, with classical masks. The 2-storey building is lined with a Doric arcade on the ground floor and Ionic arcade on the first floor, with sculptural decoration and a line of rooftop statues. The library houses an important collection of classical, Oriental and medieval codices and manuscripts. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Unique Identifier
AR9185757
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
7087px × 4658px
Photo Credit
Manuel Cohen / Art Resource, NY
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16TH CENTURY
Angel
ARCHITECTURAL DETAIL
Architecture
building
Cityscape
classical
color
DAY
EUROPE
EUROPEAN
Exterior
Facade
Frieze
Fruit
Garland
Head
HERITAGE
History
HORIZONTAL
IMAGE
Italy
Jacopo Sansovino
Library
Mask
MC
Outdoors
OUTSIDE
PIAZZA SAN MARCO
Putto
Relief
Renaissance
Sculpture
Southern Europe
Southern European
SQUARE
St Mark's Square
TOURISM
Town
Travel
UNESCO
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE
Venetian
VENETO
VENEZIA
VENICE
Wreath