Der Uhrturm am Markusplatz,

um 1775

Material / Technology / Carrier

Leinwand

Dimensions of the object

44 x 70,5 cm

Displayed

Not on display

Department

Italienische Malerei

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

HUW 11

Acquisition

Dauerleihgabe der HypoVereinsbank, Member of UniCredit; 1968 erworben durch die Bayerische Hypotheken- und Wechselbank

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Francesco Guardi, Der Uhrturm am Markusplatz, um 1775, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/A0GOqyoxdp (Last updated on 23.01.2023)

Seen from the perspective of a viewer walking across the Piazza San Marco, this scene presents the clock tower, erected around 1500, caught in the bright sun. To the right, the towering façade of the basilica is backlit and depicted in deep relief; in front of it, tradespeople in tents are proffering their wares.