The image shows an aerial view of a coastal city with a harbor filled with buildings and vessels. The city's skyline with various structures is visible in the distance. Detailed urban architecture is seen in the foreground, and the water is populated with boats. In the water, a muscular figure on a sea creature holds a trident. The image is created in a detailed etching or line engraving style with a monochrome color palette.
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View of Venice [lower center block]

Jacopo de' Barbari (Venetian, c. 1460/1470 - 1516 or before)

1500

Medium
woodcut on laid paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
sheet: 69.4 × 101.2 cm (27 5/16 × 39 13/16 in.)
Culture
Venetian
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
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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