View of the Rialto Bridge, Venice

Attributed to Francesco Guardi

Associated Names
Francesco Guardi

Artist, Venetian, 1712 - 1793

The image shows a canal with a stone bridge on the left side. The bridge has small figures crossing it. Buildings line both sides of the canal with intricate architectural details. Boats, including gondolas and larger vessels, are in the water. Some boats are being navigated by individuals with long poles. The sky is partially visible and has soft blues and grays. The color palette consists of browns, grays, and blues. The brushwork is detailed and precise, capturing the architectural splendor and water life of Venice.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash and watercolor on laid paper, laid down

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gertrude Laughlin Chanler

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29 x 44.4 cm (11 7/16 x 17 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.9.15

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Count of Monaco, Palazzo Monaco, Cranglia (near Udine). Hon. Irwin Boyle Laughlin, Washington D.C.; his wife, Therese Iselin Chanler, Washington, D.C., 1941; their daughter, Gertrude Laughlin Chanler, New York, 1958; gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1982

  • Eighteenth Century Drawings from the Collection of Mrs. Gertrude Laughlin Chanler, NGA, Washington, D.C., 1982, no. 13.

Wikidata ID

Q64536821

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