Street Art in Venice

Architectural fragment with relief – Corte de Ca’ Sarasina 1216

Architectural fragment with relief - Corte de Ca' Sarasina 1216

Description

Architectural fragment with relief in Istrian stone, dimensions 60×60 cm.

Fragment of a pediment with a roundel enclosing the bust of the Eternal Father, blessing with the right hand, holding an orb in the left.

Perhaps the work comes from the demolished Church of Sant’Antonio which stood nearby.

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Architectural fragment with relief – Corte de Ca’ Sarasina 1216
Architectural fragment with relief – Corte de Ca’ Sarasina 1216
Architectural fragment with relief – Corte de Ca’ Sarasina 1216
Architectural fragment with relief – Corte de Ca’ Sarasina 1216
Architectural fragment with relief – Corte de Ca’ Sarasina 1216

Classifications

Dating: 1500s, Early 1500s

Type: Relief

Materials: Istrian stone

Iconography: Eternal Father

Location

Sestiere: Castello

Locality: Corte de la Sarasina 1216 (Castello)

References

  • Rizzi: Scultura esterna a Venezia, 1987 (CS 66) : Frammento architettonico con rilievo, Pietra d'Istria, cm.60u00d760. Frammento di fastigio con tondo racchiudente busto di Padre Eterno benedicente e reggente l'orbe. Forse l'opera u00e8 proveniente dal demolito Sant'Antonio.