02 Paintings of the Canals of Venice, Emile Bernard’s On a bridge in Venice , with foot notes. #74

In this large canvas, Bernard combines an almost life-size representation of Venetians in the foreground, with the evocation of the City of the Doges in the background. The airy elegance of the Veronese colors of the women and children dressed in bright colors circulating on the bridgea. The architectural background is almost monochromatic, a kind of silvery blue. The children balance the sculptural silhouettes of the Venetians: a boy gracefully abandons himself to a gentle reverie while a little girl, near the right edge of the painting, seems completely absorbed in the contemplation of her doll. More on this painting

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