The Grand Canal Looking Toward the Salute and the Dogana

1770s

Francesco Tironi

Associated Names
Francesco Tironi

Artist, Venetian, c. 1745 - 1797

The image shows a Venetian canal with buildings on either side, gondolas and small boats on the water, and a high horizon line made up of rooftops and buildings. The drawing style is detailed with fine lines and gray tones, giving a monochromatic appearance. Light creates contrast and depth, and the color palette is muted, mostly grayscale.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with gray wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Howard Sturges

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.3 x 50.5 cm (11 9/16 x 19 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1956.9.17

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Howard Sturges [d. 1955], Providence, Rhode Island; bequest 1956 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1960

  • Canaletto and Bellotto, The Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA, 1976, no. 25 (as "Canaletto, now attributed to Francesco Tironi").

Inscriptions

on verso points numbered and lettered in brown ink

Watermarks

Letters C & F surmounted by a crown?

Wikidata ID

Q64562432

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