Door-Head. Palazzo Soranzo-Van Axel (Cannaregio 6099, Nadali & Vianello (1999) Tav.18).
Also known as the Palazzo Sanudo close to the Miracoli, is Ruskin’s House 72, called a noble Gothic Palace at Works, 11.431. See Notebook M2 pp.3L and 3 for a ‘beautiful cut cusp; Notebook M2 p.34 where it is listed as Zanotto’s House 22; Notebook M2 p.46 where it is listed with the ‘house at the Arsenal’, and the ‘house at Campo della Bragola’; Notebook M2 p.67 for a comparison with the Palazzo Priuli at San Severo. See Notebook M p.123 - ‘Fast sketch of upper story and balcony of house No 72’; and House Book 1.Back free endpaper recto; House Book 2 p.27.
See Notebook M p.138. ‘All other figures on this p 33 G Book are of the beautiful door of the house at the Miracoli [. . .] the 1/2 dentil real size; General outline fig 2 with masonry Jamb [?] section fig 3 in which a-b is just across the width of the book open and 1/2 and inch more [. . . ] fig 5 angle of cable curious while in centre C it has a leaf’ Indexed by Ruskin Notebook M2 p.192L Index ‘Door [. . .] at Miracoli Goth 33’
Sheet No. 109 [n/a] ‘Fast sketch of upper story and balcony of house No 72’ Notebook M p.123 (Cannaregio 6099, Nadali & Vianello (1999) Tav. 18). Palazzo Sanudo also known as the Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel.
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