Its distinctive architecture and unique location on the entrance to the Canal Grande made the Church of Santa Maria della Salute a highly popular motif for vedute. Guardi, too, turned to this view repeatedly. Here he captures it immersed in evening light, which draws particular attention to the gondolieri.
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München
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Francesco Guardi,
Blick auf Santa Maria della Salute und die Dogana, um 1780,
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/jpxekPRGJ7 (Last updated on 24.05.2022)
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