Chiesa et Hospitale de Mendicanti (plate 35)

Carlevariis employed fine etching lines to render architectural details such as window mullions, cornices, and the play of light and shadow across stone surfaces. The precise rendering of texture and perspective reflects the artist’s systematic approach to documenting Venice’s built environment.

Created as part of a broader collection of prints illustrating Venice’s architecture, the work was likely intended for collectors interested in topographical records. Surviving copies have appeared in several early‑19th‑century print collections, though the original plate’s whereabouts remain undocumented.

The early eighteenth century saw a surge in printed cityscapes that served both as souvenirs and as visual surveys for scholars. Carlevariis’s series aligns with this trend, offering a measured, almost documentary view of Venetian structures at a time when the Republic’s urban identity was a subject of wide interest.

While not as widely reproduced as later vedute, Carlevariis’s etchings provide valuable primary visual evidence of Venice’s architectural layout in the early 1700s, informing both art historical research and heritage conservation efforts.