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From a point of view over the water, we look across a bustling canal at a stone bridge, which is flanked by rows of buildings to each side in this horizontal painting. At the center of the composition, the bridge is supported by a wide arch, and the two halves of the deck angle down and to the left and right from a high point at the center. Another arch topped with a triangular roof marks the high point, and buildings line the deck to the left and right. Touches of red, white, yellow, pale blue, and brown suggest people walking along the deck under awnings. The waterway is tinged marine…
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Rialto Bridge, Venice

painter Italian 18th Century

Follower of related artist Francesco Guardi (Venetian, 1712 - 1793)

c. 1770/1800

Medium
oil on wood
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 19.1 x 30.3 cm (7 1/2 x 11 15/16 in.) ; framed: 34.6 x 45.7 x 6 cm (13 5/8 x 18 x 2 3/8 in.)
Culture
Venetian
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CIS-B
Credit line
Gift of R. Horace Gallatin
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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