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Venice from Riva degli Schiavoni
Richard Parkes Bonington (English, 1802–1828)
1826
Medium/Technique
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 18 x 17 cm (7 1/16 x 6 11/16 in. )
Mount: 27.8 x 25 cm (10 15/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Mount: 27.8 x 25 cm (10 15/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Horatio Greenough Curtis in memory of her husband Horatio Greenough Curtis
Accession Number27.1331
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
DescriptionLooking westward along the Riva. In the distance, the Ducal Palace and the Library, with the campanile and domes of San Marco, and the campanile of San Salvatore beyond. Brown boats in the foreground, with gray sails; ultramarine sky with white clouds shadowed gray; blue water; red on a sail in the near boat, reechoed in touches on the buildings.
Probably painted while Bonington was in Venice, April 20- May 19, 1826
Probably painted while Bonington was in Venice, April 20- May 19, 1826
ProvenanceColl.: with Doll & Richards, Boston, MA. Gift of Mrs. Horatio G Curtis in memory of Horatio G. Curtis June 2/July 21, 1927