Francesco Guardi
(1712-1793)
View through an Archway,
um 1750/85
Material / Technology / Carrier
Leinwand
Dimensions of the object
60 x 43 cm
Displayed
AP OG Saal XIIb
Acquisition
Dauerleihgabe der HypoVereinsbank, Member of UniCredit; 1967 erworben durch die Bayerische Hypotheken- und Wechselbank
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München
Citation
Francesco Guardi, Tordurchblick, um 1750/85, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/k2xnRNNxPd (Last updated on 07.10.2024)
The view from the shadow of the deep archway down to the water suggests a concrete topographical situation in one of Venice’s narrow streets. This is, however, a capriccio, a fantasy scene composed by Guardi from familiar, individual motifs.
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