The image depicts a grand building with expansive arches and intricate details. Two large flags with red, white, and green colors are displayed. The brushstrokes are varied, capturing the texture of the fabric and architecture with an impressionistic style. The color palette includes warm yellows and golds, as well as cooler tones in the flags and shadows. Small groups of figures in the distance suggest activity and gathering.
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The Flags, Saint Mark's, Venice - Fête Day

Eugène Vail (American, 1857 - 1934)

c. 1903

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 82 x 92.6 cm (32 5/16 x 36 7/16 in.) ; framed: 100 x 111.1 cm (39 3/8 x 43 3/4 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of Gertrude Mauran Vail
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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