New artwork for sale! - "Girl With Watering Can Statue in Venice, Florida, Painterly" - https://t.co/ah8JAd8s9C

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The Italian painter, 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.

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New artwork for sale! - "Girl With Watering Can Statue in Venice, Florida, Painterly" - https://t.co/ah8JAd8s9C

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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.

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1/5 Christmas week thread! We’re actually not sure where this Nativity by Jacopo Tintoretto at the 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.

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New artwork for sale! - "Girl With Watering Can Statue in Venice, Florida, Painterly" - https://t.co/ah8JAd8s9C

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Prints from Oil Paintings. Venice, Italy view from the Lidio https://t.co/JmVplzS75t

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New artwork for sale! - "Girl With Watering Can Statue in Venice, Florida, Painterly" - https://t.co/ah8JAd8s9C

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New artwork for sale! - "Girl With Watering Can Statue in Venice, Florida, Painterly" - https://t.co/ah8JAd8s9C

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New artwork for sale! - "Girl With Watering Can Statue in Venice, Florida, Painterly" - https://t.co/ah8JAd8s9C

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San Giorgio, Grey Day, Venice, 1911

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The Arrival in Venice, from Alexandria, of the Relics of Saint John the Alsgiver in 1247 by Jacopo Marieschi https://t.co/tBriMU75pa

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Prints from Oil Paintings. Venice, Italy view from the Lidio https://t.co/JmVplzS75t

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George von Hoesslin (German, 1851-1923), The Dogana di Mare, Venice, oil on canvas

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John Henry Twachtman (American, 1853 - 1902).
Venice, 1881.
Watercolour,
Private collection

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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.

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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. 🏛️

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