View of Venice [lower right block]

1500

Jacopo de' Barbari

Associated Names
Jacopo de' Barbari

Artist, Venetian, c. 1460/1470 - 1516 or before

The image shows an aerial perspective of a coastal city with detailed ships in the water. The city has distinct structures along the horizon, small boats in the sea, and city walls with clustered buildings. The style is highly detailed and linear, resembling an engraved technique with fine lines for texture. The color palette is monochromatic, emphasizing line work. A fanciful cloud formation is on the right, while the background shows the sky and sea expanding beyond the city.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on two sheets of laid paper pasted together

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 66.5 × 90.6 cm (26 3/16 × 35 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.1.19

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1950

  • Rosenwald Collection: An Exhibition of Recent Accessions of Prints and Drawings, NGA, 1950, no.58.

1960

  • Venetian Arts and Crafts, Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 1960, no catalogue.

1973

  • Prints of the Italian Renaissance, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no. 273, repro.

1976

  • Titian and the Venetian Woodcut, NGA, 1976.

2022

  • Vittore Carpaccio: Master Storyteller of Renaissance Venice, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Palazzo Ducale, Venice, 2022-2023 (shown only in Washington).

Markings

none

Wikidata ID

Q65073850

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