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Venice: The Redentore from the Riva c.1734
Pen and ink, over free and ruled pencil and pinpointing | 18.8 x 27.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 907483
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A drawing of the church of the Redentore in Venice. To the left of this church is part of the church of San Giorgio Maggiore, and on the right is the church of San Giacomo. Ships are visible in the foreground.
The Giudecca is seen from a standpoint on the Riva, looking across the Bacino di San Marco. The narrow angle of view has greatly condensed the space, compressing the boats into what appears to be a shallow foreground but is in fact several hundred metres of the Bacino. At the centre is Palladio’s church of the Redentore; to the left, the flank of the monastery and church of San Giorgio Maggiore. To the right of the Redentore is the church of San Giacomo, demolished in 1837.
While the drawing appears at first sight somewhat more pedestrian than others of this time, it should probably be dated to a burst of drawing activity around 1734.
Catalogue entry adapted from Canaletto in Venice, London, 2005Provenance
Purchased by George III from Consul Joseph Smith, 1762
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Medium and techniques
Pen and ink, over free and ruled pencil and pinpointing
Measurements
18.8 x 27.1 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 7483