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Image View Description:

Exterior: View South East Side from Fondamenta

Date:

1588-1591

Location:

Venice (Italy)

Title Variant:

Ponte di Rialto

Work Type:

architecture

Material / Technique:

marble

Culture:

Italian

Culture 2:

Venetian

Creator:

Ponte, Antonio da

Creator Nationality:

Italian

Creator Dates:

ca. 1512-1597

Creator Role:

architect

Creator 2:

Contino, Antonio

Creator 2 Nationality:

Venetian

Creator 2 Dates:

1566-1600

Creator 2 Role:

architect, stonemason

Photographer:

Cassy Juhl

Notes:

The stone Rialto Bridge was built by Antonio da Ponte between 1588-1591. He is known for his work rebuilding the Doge's Palace after a fire in 1574.

Image Source:

Photography by the Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology, © The Trustees of Columbia University

Record ID:

ven_rialto_bridge_south2