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Jacopo Sansovino
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Jacopo d'Antonio Sansovino was an Florentine sculptor and architect of the Italian Renaissance. He was active in Florence, in Rome and in the Republic of Venice, where he worked particularly around Pi
Jacopo Sansovino in a portrait by Tintoretto (c. 1560–1570)
Jacopo Sansovino in a portrait by Tintoretto (c. 1560–1570)
Main façade of the Biblioteca Marciana, facing the Doge's Palace
Main façade of the Biblioteca Marciana, facing the Doge's Palace
The Loggetta of Campanile di San Marco, Venice (reconstructed)
The Loggetta of Campanile di San Marco, Venice (reconstructed)
The five shops and the Zecca
The five shops and the Zecca
Zecca of Venice
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The Zecca is a sixteenth-century building in Venice, Italy which once housed the mint of the Republic of Venice. Built between 1536 and 1548, the heavily rusticated stone structure, originally with on
Jacopo Sansovino
…year. His main achievements are a group of prominent structures and buildings in central Venice found near Piazza San Marco, specifically the rusticated Zecca (public mint), the highly decorated Loggetta and its sculptures adjoining the Campanile, and various statues and reliefs for the Basilica of San Marco…
Main façade
Main façade
Detail from woodcut Peregrinatio in Terram Sanctam by Erhard Reuwich (1486), showing the earlier mint (shaded) in Saint Mark's Square.
Detail from woodcut Peregrinatio in Terram Sanctam by Erhard Reuwich (1486), showing the earlier mint (shaded) in Saint Mark's Square.
Tintoretto, Portrait of Jacopo Sansovino (before 1546), Florence, Galleria degli Uffizi. The architect also served as consultant architect for the con
Tintoretto, Portrait of Jacopo Sansovino (before 1546), Florence, Galleria degli Uffizi. The architect also served as consultant architect for the construction of the Zecca to draw up contracts and to resolve all design-related matters.
a. St Mark's Basilica b. Ducal Palace c. Bell tower and Loggetta d. Marciana Library e. Mint f. Procuratie Nuove g. Napoleonic wing h. Procuratie Vecc
a. St Mark's Basilica b. Ducal Palace c. Bell tower and Loggetta d. Marciana Library e. Mint f. Procuratie Nuove g. Napoleonic wing h. Procuratie Vecchie i. Clock tower