Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) Il Canal Grande, Venezia (The Grand Canal, Venice) c.1760 Oil on canvas, 73 × 119.4 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Although he did not begin to paint views (vedute) until he was in his mid-40s, Francesco Guardi soon…
Canaletto (1697-1768) La Piazza San Marco e la Piazzetta (The Square of Saint Mark’s and the Piazzetta, Venice) c.1731 Oil on canvas, 66 x 102.9 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Canaletto‘s chief subject was the city of Venice, which he often painted for…
Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) Veduta della Piazzetta verso San Giorgio Maggiore (View of the Piazzetta Looking toward San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice) c.1770–1780 Oil on canvas, 46.4 x 75.4 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford See also: • San Giorgio Maggiore | Venezia (Italia)
Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) Veduta del Canal Grande con la Dogana (View of the Grand Canal with the Dogana) c.1780 Oil on canvas Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia See also: • Venezia (Italia)
Canaletto (1697-1768) Veduta del Molo, Venezia (View of the Molo, Venice) 1730 Oil on canvas, 67.3 x 83.2 cm Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia See also: • Venezia (Italia)
Canaletto (1697-1768) Capriccio (Venetian Courtyard) c.1765 Oil on canvas, 66 x 48 cm Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv See also: • Venezia (Italia)
Tissot, James (1836-1902) Le départ de l’enfant prodigue (The Departure of the Prodigal Son) 1863 Oil on canvas, 107 x 226 cm Petit Palais, Paris Tissot portrays the parable of the prodigal son in the Middle Ages. As a historical painter,…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Piazza San Marco 1881 Oil on canvas, 65.41 x 81.28 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis On his tour of Italy, Renoir made a stop in Venice in late October 1881. His Venetian canvases focus primarily on…
Watteau, Antoine (1684-1721) Fêtes Vénitiennes (Venetian Festivals) 1718–1719 Oil on canvas, 56.3 × 46.2 cm Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh This is a very fine example of the ‘fêtes galantes’ perfected by Watteau. He included himself as the seated musician playing a musette.…
(1684–1721) Jean-Antoine Watteau The artist’s works: La danse champêtre c.1706–1710 Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis Le voleur du nid de moineaux c.1710 Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh Acteurs de la Comedie-Francaise 1711–1712 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Signature du contrat de mariage et danse à…