Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana

Interior

Creator

Italian
architect
1486-1570
Italian
architect
1552-1616
Title Variant
Libreria Sansoviniana, Libreria Marciana, Biblioteca Marciana, Libreria Sansovino
Date

1537-1591

Location

Geographic Coordinates
45.433312, 12.339413

Material/Technique

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.

Culture

Access Restrictions

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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

Photographer