VISENTINI, Antonio
(b. 1688, Venezia, d. 1782, Venezia)

Architectural Fantasy

1764-72
Oil on canvas, 130 x 92 cm
Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice

With its classical ruins and group of architects busy taking measurements, the scene is perfectly yin tune with the scholarly work carried out by Visentini, a professor of perspective.