Tag: Canals
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Edward William Cooke; Sunset on the Lagune of Venice 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #67
The Venetian Lagoon (Łaguna de Venesia) is an enclosed bay of the Adriatic Sea, in northern Italy, in which the city of Venice is situated. The Lagoon of Venice is the most important survivor of a system of estuarine lagoons that in Roman times extended from Ravenna north to Trieste. In the sixth century, the Lagoon…
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Bernardo Canal, THE GRAND CANAL 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with footnotes. #65
The Grand Canal in Venice, Italy forms one of the major water-traffic corridors in the city. Public transport is provided by water buses and private water taxis, and many tourists explore the canal by gondola. One end of the canal leads into the lagoon near the Santa Lucia railway station and the other end leads into…
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Francesco Guardi, The Rialto Bridge 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #63
Taking its vantage point from what is today the view from the Palazzo Sernagiotto, Guardi illustrates iconic landmarks of the Venetian landscape including the Palazzo Civran, the Fondaco dei Tedeschi, long famous for its murals by Giorgione and Titian, the Palazzo dei Camerlenghi, the Fruit Market and the supremely elegant Rialto Bridge itself, built in…
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Guglielmo Ciardi, A VIEW OF ST MARKS BASIN 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #61
Having trained in Venice, in 1868 Ciardi left for Florence where, with the help of Federico Zandomeneghi and Telemaco Signorini, he was admitted to the Caffé Michelangelo and became acquainted with the Macchiaioli. It was this experience that expanded his horizons beyond the teachings of the Accademia and led him to develop a more modern…
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Venice, view of the Fondamenta Nuove 01 PAINTING OF THE CANALS OF VENICE, WITH FOOT NOTES. #60
San Lazzaro dei Mendicanti is an ancient church in the sestiere of Castello, Venice, with a facade facing a Rio of the same name. It now serves as the chapel of the Civic Hospital of Venice. By 1224, a hospital for lepers, dedicated to St Lazarus patron saint of those afflicted with the disease, was found…
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Apollonio Domenichini, Fondamenta Nuove 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #59
The Fondamente Nove or Nuove (New Foundations) form a long series of quays forming the northern limit of the city of Venice and located on the horses of the sestieri of Cannaregio and Castello. Approximately one kilometer long, the Nove Fondamente were made in the XVI th. century after the burial of the lagoon band between the Canale…
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Apollonio Facchinetti, VENICE, A VIEW OF THE GRAND CANAL 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #58
The Grand Canal in Venice, Italy forms one of the major water-traffic corridors in the city. Public transport is provided by water buses and private water taxis, and many tourists explore the canal by gondola. One end of the canal leads into the lagoon near the Santa Lucia railway station and the other end leads into…
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Edward Pritchett, The Rialto bridge 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice, with foot notes. #57
The first dry crossing of the Grand Canal was a pontoon bridge built in 1181 by Nicolò Barattieri. It was called the Ponte della Moneta, presumably because of the mint that stood near its eastern entrance. The development and importance of the Rialto market on the eastern bank increased traffic on the floating bridge, so…
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Edward Pritchett, Santa Marie Della Salute 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with footnotes. #56
Santa Maria della Salute (English: Saint Mary of Health), commonly known simply as the Salute, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located at Punta della Dogana in the Dorsoduro sestiere of the city of Venice, Italy. It stands on the narrow finger of Punta della Dogana, between the Grand Canal and the Giudecca Canal,…
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Giuseppe Da Pozzo, Venezia 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #55
Giuseppe Da Pozzo, (1844-1919) was born of in Maranzanis di Comeglians , in Carnia. In 1863 he moved to Venice to attend the courses of the Fine Arts Academy, completing the with the attendance of the School of painting of the nude (1866-1867). In the seventies he began to participate in major Italian exhibitions with paintings…
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Otto Hellmeier, Canal in Venice 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #54
Otto Hellmeier was born in Weilheim, Germany in 1908. After completing high school, he started to study engineering. Painting and music had become his devotion, but engineering was soon put aside for painting. He studied at the Munich Conservatory and after the completion of his studies, he was soon in demand as a instrumentalist in…
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J Vivian, The Grand Canal, Venice 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with footnotes. #53
The Grand Canal in Venice, Italy forms one of the major water-traffic corridors in the city. Public transport is provided by water buses and private water taxis, and many tourists explore the canal by gondola. One end of the canal leads into the lagoon near the Santa Lucia railway station and the other end leads into…
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Monique Laville, Carnaval Venitien 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #52
Monique Laville, self-taught professional painter, born in Marseille on February 2, 1950 under the name of Saccomanni, “I exhibit in France as well as abroad solo or in group since 1984 with different artistic recognitions and awards. My paintings are strongly influenced by the Impressionist movement with a very personal touch, my painting expresses the…
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Egisto Massoni, Venezia-Canal Dei Fuseri 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #51
Venice is known as “the City of Canals” and contains 182 named canals which break down further into Canal Segments connecting Venice’ islands.. The longest canal is the Grand Canal which spans 4,016 meters. In Venice, a single canal is called rio. The current canals of Venice are descendants of natural lagoon channels that separated…
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Richard S Johnson, Venice and Roses 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #50
Richard S Johnson: The luminescent beauty and lyrical quality of Richard S Johnson’s work is what captivates collectors today. Old Masters technical virtuosity, pre-Raphael romanticism, and contemporary expressionism and abstraction all combine to create his unique works of touching depth and artistry. Born in Chicago to an artistic family, his earliest reminiscences are of pouring through…
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Emil Carlsen, Venice 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #49
Soren Emil Carlsen (October 19, 1853 – January 2, 1932, New York City, U.S.) was an American Impressionist painter who emigrated to the United States from Denmark. He became known for his still lifes. In an era when many artists succumbed to the pressure resulting from The Armory Show to follow modernistic “developments” Carlsen remained faithful…
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Dusan Djukaric, Venice Gondola 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #48
Santa Maria della Salute (English: Saint Mary of Health), commonly known simply as the Salute, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located at Punta della Dogana in the Dorsoduro sestiere of the city of Venice, Italy. It stands on the narrow finger of Punta della Dogana, between the Grand Canal and the Giudecca Canal,…
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Martin Packford, Theodore and The Lion 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #46
Theodore and the Lion refers to the two columns outside the Palazzo Ducale, named after two patron saints of Venice. The Column of the Lion and the Column of St. Theodore of Amasea, now located in Piazzetta San Marco, are examples of works coming from the East. They come out of the Venetian participation in…
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Noel Georges Bouvard, The Doge’s Palace 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #47
Noel Georges Bouvard, (French, 1912–1975) The Doge’s Palace and the columns of St. Theodore and the Lion of Venice Oil on canvas 50 x 65 cm. (19.7 x 25.6 in.) Private collection Theodore and the Lion refers to the two columns outside the Palazzo Ducale, named after two patron saints of Venice. The Column of…
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Moses Bianchi, Gondola on the canal 01 Painting of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #45
Chioggia is a coastal town and commune of the Metropolitan City of Venice in the Veneto region of northern Italy. The town is situated on a small island at the southern entrance to the Lagoon of Venice. Mosè Bianchi ( Monza , 1840-1904) was an Italian painter and printmaker. Bianchi’s family moved from Monza to Milan and he enrolled…
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