Loggetta del Sansovino - Venice, Italy - Philatelic Photographs on Waymarking.com

The Loggetta is a small but highly ornate structure that sits at the base of St. Mark’s Campanile in the main square of Venice. It was designed by Renaissance sculptor and architect Jacopo Sansovino and built between 1538 and 1546. The predominant building material is red Verona marble, nicely conveyed with the red brown ink of the stamp. But it is also accented with green and white stone including Carrara marble giving the building its characteristic polychromatic effect. The four bronze statues in between the arches represent Athena, Apollo, Mercury and Peace.

Jacopo d'Antonio Sansovino was born in Florence but spent most of his life in Rome and Venice where he became Director of Works for St. Mark’s Basilica. Besides this Loggetta, he is known for the Zecca or public mint in Venice, much sculptural ornamentation for St. Mark’s and the wonderfully ornate Biblioteca Marciana, across from the Doge’s Palace.

The Loggetta was largely destroyed in 1902 when the campanile collapsed on top of it. During the rebuilding process, an attempt was made to use as much original material as possible but only about 50 percent could be salvaged. The design was also altered slightly adding ornamentation to the sides which were plain brick before.

Stamp Issuing Country: Italy Date of Issue: 26-Sep-1970 Denomination: 50 l Color: red brown Stamp Type: Single Stamp Relevant Web Site: Not listed

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