Venice, The Basin of San Marco
Workshop of Francesco Guardi
(Venice 1712-1793)
Oil on canvas
Period: approximately 1760
Canvas cm. 86 x 52
Frame cm. 94 x 60
The magnificent view of the celebrated Palaces and monuments that line the waters of the Basin of San Marco.
It is the most spectacular and certainly the most iconic image of the City.
Venice is depicted in all its unsurpassed and surreal beauty, majestic and dreamlike, a dream destination for all travelers.
The Molo of the Basin is teeming with boats and typical characters of the Serenissima, and in the extraordinary sequence of famous buildings, the Marciana Library, the Campanile and Piazza San Marco with the Basilica, the Columns of San Marco and San Todaro stand out in order, and on the Riva degli Schiavoni the imposing Palazzo Ducale with the Palazzo delle Prigioni next to it, ending with the buildings that now house the city's most renowned hotels, including the fabulous Hotel Danieli.
It is the fantastic context described in the most important works of the great Venetian masters of the 18th century, including Canaletto and Francesco Guardi, the main creators. The painting should be attributed precisely to the particular artistic vein of the latter and to the production of his workshop.
In the hand of the Author, in addition to a remarkable miniaturist ability, an excellent predisposition to architectural compositions is evident with the rendering of a masterful volumetric effect, without forgetting to create on the canvas that fantastic atmosphere that characterizes Venice and its uniqueness.
The exceptional pictorial level reached in the representation of the lagoon waters and its various boats should be emphasized, which show an uncommon analogy with the autograph works of Guardi.
The painting has been relined and there are signs of wear and old restorations. Overall its conditions are very good with the paint layer very healthy and perfectly fixed to the original canvas.
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