Sandi, Antonio
Antonio Sandi (October 9, 1733 - September 4, 1817) was an Italian engraver based in Venice who specialized in the production of large scale vedute. His brother Giuseppe (1763 -1803) was also an engraver. He collaborated with Francesco Tironi and Teodoro Viero among others in producing views of Venice and its lagoon.
Salvaging Venetian civic pride.
La Veneta Laguna antica e moderna...
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This is a finely engraved 1799 map of Venice produced by Teodoro Viero and Antonio Sandi. It was published at a low point in the city's history, soon after the republic was sublimated into the Austrian Empire, and the map can be seen as a subtle projection of civic pride and national identity in the face of foreign occupation. (more details)