Arco Foscari

Date

1423-1457

Part of

Palazzo Ducale

Parts

Condottiere Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino

Work Type

arch

architectural sculpture

Material/Technique

istrian marble

red Verona marble

Notes

The rounded arch dedicated to Doge Francesco Foscari (1423-1457) alternates bands of Istrian stone and red Verona marble and links the Giants' Staircase to the Porta della Carta.

References

Lorenzetti, Venice and Its Lagoon: Historical-Artistic Guide (Rome: Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato, 1961) as translated and with supplementary content by Taryn Marie Zarrillo, 2012/13

See Also

View from exterior loggia of basilica, at southwestern corner
View from southern exterior loggia of basilica, overlooking piazzetta
View from southern exterior loggia of basilica, overlooking piazzetta
View from easternmost point of southern exterior loggia of basilica, north of Palazzo Ducale
Exterior: View of Giants Staircase and Interior Courtyard
Exterior: View from the Top of Giants Staircase
Exterior: View of Inner Courtyard
Exterior: View of Inner Courtyard
Southern face of Arco Foscari
Northwestern corner of courtyard
Northern end of courtyard
Western face of Arco Foscari
Southern face of Arco Foscari
detail: sculptural keystone of arch on western face of Arco Foscari
view from Scala dei Giganti
Western face of Arco Foscari
view from eastern second level loggia
Western face of Arco Foscari and Manopola clock
view from South
view from South
view from South
view of Scala dei Giganti from South