Interior: Courtyard now restored to Reading Room
Creator
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Libreria Sansoviniana, Libreria Marciana, Biblioteca Marciana, Libreria Sansovino
Date
1537-1591
Location
Geographic Coordinates
45.433428, 12.339104
Work Type
Notes
The building was designed and begun by Sansovino, who completed the first 16 arcaded bays between 1537 and 1553. In 1588 Scamozzi finished the work with an additional 5 bays that connected the library with the zecca (mint) on the embankment--also designed by Sansovino.
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Image Date
2006
Image Source
Photography by the Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology, © The Trustees of Columbia University
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Interior: Courtyard of Zecca now restored to Reading Room
Media Source
Photography by the Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
Media Date Display
March 2007
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