Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana

Date: 1537-1591
Image View Description: Interior: Courtyard now restored to Reading Room
Creator: Sansovino, Jacopo (Italian architect, 1486-1570)
Material/Technique: brick
, Material/Technique: marble
Work Type: architecture
Culture: Italian
Culture: Venetian
Location: Venice (Italy)
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.
Image Source: Photography by the Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology, © The Trustees of Columbia University
Photographer: Cassy Juhl
Record ID: ven_libreria_sansovino_courtyard


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