Arsenale, Venice: shipyards known as 'Cantieri delle Gagiandre'
Artist/Photographer | Benton, Tim |
Country | Italy |
City | Venice |
Subject Date | 1580 |
Image Date | 1987 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Renaissance |
Medium | 35mm Transparency |
Library Reference | Benton 87-102-09 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | Tim Benton / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Arches ; Dockyards |
NOTES: These 'squeri all'acqua' were designed between 1568-1585, following the Battle of Lepanto, to house a fleet of galleys ready to start at a moment's notice.
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