The Palace Doorway

1895

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image shows a Venetian canal with an ornate building facade in the background. The building has arched recesses and carvings with inscriptions like "GENIO" and "IOANNIS" over the entrances. Two mooring posts are visible in the water. The brushstrokes and etching lines provide texture to the building and water reflections. The color palette is warm with shades of sepia and brown. A gondola with a gondolier is in the foreground, and their reflection ripples on the water. The background is shadowed, contrasting with the illuminated carvings.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.3 × 30.6 cm (9 15/16 × 12 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2595

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 225

  • Series Title

    North Italian Set

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1932

  • Rinder, Frank. D.Y. Cameron, an illustrated catalogue of his etchings and drypoints, 1887-1932. Glasgow: Jackson, Wylie and Company, 1932.

Wikidata ID

Q64955378

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