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The Italian painter, #FrancescoGuardi was well known for his ‘#capricci’, fantastical paintings which combined his scintillating brushwork with some recognisable elements and imaginative additions.
This fanciful scene depicts the Doge’s Palace in Venice, and dates to the 1770s.
Unloading Boats in Venice, 1904 #johnsingersargent #americanart
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William Walcot (1874-1943), graphic artist and etcher.
A Greek Lady of the 6th Century BC.
Dry-point and aquatint, with etching, 1913.
Based on one of the archaic female figures in the Acropolis Museum, Athens.
An Egyptian Palace, etching, 1923.
Piazza San Marco, Venice,1920.
1/5 Christmas week #provenance thread! We’re actually not sure where this Nativity by Jacopo Tintoretto at the @mfaboston was first installed. Probably a church in or around Venice, where Tintoretto worked, and maybe even San Marco, but we don’t know for sure.
New artwork for sale! - "Girl With Watering Can Statue in Venice, Florida, Painterly" - https://t.co/ah8JAd8s9C @fineartamerica
Prints from Oil Paintings. Venice, Italy view from the Lidio https://t.co/JmVplzS75t #art #italy #venice #redpompom #prints #postcards
New artwork for sale! - "Girl With Watering Can Statue in Venice, Florida, Painterly" - https://t.co/ah8JAd8s9C @fineartamerica
New artwork for sale! - "Girl With Watering Can Statue in Venice, Florida, Painterly" - https://t.co/ah8JAd8s9C @fineartamerica
New artwork for sale! - "Girl With Watering Can Statue in Venice, Florida, Painterly" - https://t.co/ah8JAd8s9C @fineartamerica
The Arrival in Venice, from Alexandria, of the Relics of Saint John the Alsgiver in 1247 by Jacopo Marieschi https://t.co/tBriMU75pa #themet #metmuseum
Prints from Oil Paintings. Venice, Italy view from the Lidio https://t.co/JmVplzS75t #art #italy #venice #redpompom #prints #postcards
George von Hoesslin (German, 1851-1923), The Dogana di Mare, Venice, oil on canvas
John Henry Twachtman (American, 1853 - 1902).
Venice, 1881.
Watercolour,
Private collection
San Giorgio, Grey Day, Venice, 1911 https://t.co/d2QiT5IVfo #impressionism #gagnon
As a quick reminder, the Doge, supposed leader of the Republic of Venice, was something between a figurehead and a very fancy prisoner. So, how did that came to be? To understand, we have to see the rest of Italy.
#TravelTuesday Today we’re heading to Italy! Check out these images pulled from stereoscope cards in our collection, and featuring views from Venice, Naples and Rome. 🏛️