Tag: Edward Pritchett
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01 Painting of the Canals of Venice, Edward Pritchett’s A busy Venetian waterway with footnotes. #102
Edward Pritchett (fl. 1828 – 1864) was a nineteenth-century English painter and man of mystery. Nothing is known of Pritchett’s life; he has appropriately been described as “elusive.” He may have lived to 1879. Pritchett spent more than three decades living and working in Venice, producing admirable views of the city; he was one of a group of…
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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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