View of Venice [upper left block]

1500

Jacopo de' Barbari

Associated Names
Jacopo de' Barbari

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

The image shows a bird's-eye view of a city. The perspective is high above the city, showing its layout and architecture. Mountains are visible in the background, separating the sky from the water. Waves can be seen on the water and a ship is sailing. The city is depicted with detailed lines to show buildings, streets, and rivers. The color scheme is mainly black and white. The city appears densely built close to the viewer, with various structures, while farther away, the view is clearer. Personified representations of winds are in the upper corners.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on two sheets of laid paper pasted together

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 67.8 × 93 cm (26 11/16 × 36 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.1.14

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).

Bibliography

1973

  • Levenson, Jay A. et al. _Early Italian Engravings from the National Gallery of Art _. Washington, 1973, no. C-6.

Markings

none

Wikidata ID

Q65073840

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