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Francesco Guardi

123 works

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Painting of a river landscape with sailboats, ruined tower, palm tree, and figures on sandy banks under a blue sky.

Fantastic Landscape

ca. 1765

Interior hall with masked figures in dark cloaks and colorful gowns, beneath a timbered ceiling and hanging chandeliers.

The Ridotto Pubblico at Palazzo Dandolo

ca. 1765-68

Painting of a formal garden with green parterre beds, strolling figures, a brick palazzo, and sailboats on water beyond.

The Garden of Palazzo Contarini dal Zaffo

Late 1770s

Painting of the Grand Canal in Venice with a domed church, gondolas, sailing boats, and figures on the quay under a cloudy sk

The Grand Canal, Venice

c. 1760

Painting of Venetian lagoon with gondolas and sailing boats before the Doge's Palace and St. Mark's campanile under a cloudy

Venice from the Bacino di San Marco

ca. 1765-75

Painting of a bustling Venetian square with a domed basilica, tall bell tower, arcades and strolling figures under blue sky.

Piazza San Marco

late 1760s

Painting of the domed Santa Maria della Salute church across a Venetian canal, with gondolas and a sailing boat in the foregr

Santa Maria della Salute

mid- to late 1760s

Venetian canal scene with the Rialto Bridge, gondolas, and arcaded buildings under a pale cloudy sky.

The Grand Canal above the Rialto

late 1760s

Painting of Venice's Dogana and domed Santa Maria della Salute across the lagoon, with gondolas and figures on the water.

Venice: The Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute

Painting of the Rialto Bridge over a busy Venetian canal with gondolas, sailboats, and palazzo facades.

Venice: The Rialto

Painting of a busy Venetian canal with gondolas, sailboats and pink and cream palazzi under a pale sky.

The Grand Canal in Venice with Palazzo Bembo

about 1768

Interior hall with wooden beamed ceiling and arched window, with figures in cloaks and 18th-century dress walking across the

The Antechamber of the Sala del Maggior Consiglio

ca. 1765-68

Painting of the island of San Michele in Venice with a domed church, bell tower, gondolas and sailboats on the lagoon.

The Island of San Michele, Venice

1770s

Small painting of a circular tower, houses, and an arched bridge over water, with sailboats and figures on a shore.

Capriccio with a Circular Tower, Two Houses, and a Bridge

18th century

Small painting of a rocky coast with a square tower, two fishermen, and a sailboat on calm water under a cloudy sky.

Capriccio with a Square Tower and Two Houses

18th century

Small painting of a tower and houses on a grassy island with figures, a lagoon, and distant mountains under a cloudy sky.

Capriccio with an Island, a Tower, and Houses

18th century

Painting of a ruined stone archway with figures in a street, weathered walls, scaffolding and a cloudy sky.

Ruined Archway

1775-93

Painting of a ruined classical triumphal arch with columns, cloaked figures in the foreground, and boats on a lagoon under a

Triumphal Arch in Venice

1737

Painting of San Giorgio Maggiore church and bell tower across the Venetian lagoon, with gondolas and a sailboat in the foregr

San Giorgio Maggiore

1780

Painting of a Venetian campo with a Gothic basilica, equestrian statue, people, and gondolas on a canal.

Campo of Santi Giovanni et Paolo, with the Scuola di San Marco in Venice

1760

Interior of a grand Venetian hall with gilded ceiling, frescoed walls, and guests seated at long banquet tables.

Le doge de Venise offre à déjeuner aux ambassadeurs

1775

Painting of figures in a sunlit square seen through a stone archway, with a palace facade and grand staircase beyond.

View to a square with a palace

1775

Painting of the domed Santa Maria della Salute church in Venice, with gondolas and a sailing boat on the canal.

Santa Maria della Salute, Venice

1770

Painting of a crowded procession in robes before a domed church facade with a bell tower and column under a blue sky.

The Procesion of the Doge at San Zaccaria

1775

Painting of a Venetian canal with a wooden footbridge, a classical arsenal gateway, a clock tower, and small figures.

The Entrance to the Arsenal in Venice

1777

Painting of a robed saint with a cross wading into rough sea to rescue drowning men clinging to wreckage.

Wunderrettung durch einen Dominikanerheiligen

1760

Painting of an arcaded city square with elegantly dressed strollers, dogs, and classical facades under a pale blue sky.

Piazza San Marco

1776

Painting of a crowded Venetian council chamber with an elaborate gilded ceiling, arched windows, and robed figures.

Le Doge de Venise remercie le Conseil majeur

1775

Small painting of a Venetian canal with gondolas, a brick church with bell tower, and figures on a stone quay under a cloudy

Canal in Venice

1700

Painting of a gondolier poling a black gondola on a grey lagoon, with a distant Venetian skyline of towers and sailboats.

The Grey Lagoon (Gondolas on the Lagoon)

1765

Painting of Abraham raising a knife over Isaac on a wood pile as an angel descends from clouds above.

The Sacrifice of Isaac

1750s

Painting of a bearded man in a turban serving bread at a table under a tree, with three figures and a dog, by Francesco Guard

Abraham Welcoming the Three Angels

1750s