This painting shows a grand building with elaborate arches, columns, statues, and staircases, in front of which is a courtyard filled with people facing away from us. The brushstrokes are detailed, capturing intricate architectural details in a color palette of earthy browns and grays with some gold highlights. The people are dressed in shades of white, black, red, and blue, and many of them wear black hats and long coats. The sky above is blue, with faint gray and white clouds. On the right, a tall wall casts a shadow on the main building and the square below.
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Temporary Tribune in the Campo San Zanipolo, Venice

Francesco Guardi (Venetian, 1712 - 1793)

1782 or after

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 37.5 x 31.5 cm (14 3/4 x 12 3/8 in.) ; framed: 51.1 x 44.7 cm (20 1/8 x 17 5/8 in.)
Culture
Venetian
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CIS-B
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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