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Francesco Guardi

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Brown ink sketch of figures working on a shoreline, one standing with a long pole and others bending near the ground.

Farmers and Fisherman Working

Brown ink drawing of a lagoon with sailing boats and a fortress with arcades on the shore.

An Imaginary View of a Venetian Lagoon, with a Fortress by the Shore

about 1750-1755

Brown ink and wash drawing of a ruined Gothic arch with small figures and a hanging lantern among crumbling buildings.

A Capriccio with a Ruined Gothic Arch

1770/89

Brown ink and wash drawing of a paved Venetian-style square with palazzi, arched windows and small groups of figures.

View of Campo S. Polo

about 1790

Red chalk and ink sketch of women dancing in a line beside a seated man in a plumed hat, near an arched window.

Harem Scene

n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of a crowded regatta on the Grand Canal with gondolas, spectators and palazzi along the water.

A Regatta on the Grand Canal

about 1778

Brown wash drawing of a crowded theatre with an audience and costumed performers on an arched stage.

A Theatrical Performance

1782

Watercolor cityscape of Venice's waterfront with the Doge's Palace, campanile, and gondolas on the lagoon.

Panorama of Venice from the Bacino di San Marco, Including the Project for the Proposed Teatro Manin

ca. 1788-93

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowd of figures and children beneath arches and columns in an architectural setting.

Figure Studies

ca. 1765-70

Brown ink and wash drawing of a Venetian canal with a bell tower, a stone arched bridge, and small figures along the water.

A Venetian Capriccio: A Rio Leading to a Bridge

ca. 1780-85

Pen and brown wash drawing of a Venetian square with a tall campanile, three flagpoles and strolling figures.

The campanile and Saint Mark's Square

Pen and grey wash drawing of a vaulted classical colonnade with columns, arches, a staircase and strong diagonal shadows.

Portico

Grey ink and wash drawing of a classical domed monument with columns and steps on a city square.

Monument auf einem Platz

Brown ink drawing of a busy Venetian canal with gondolas, rowers, palazzi, and a church tower under a pale sky.

The Grand Canal above the Rialto (recto); A Priest Celebrating Mass and Saint Vincent Ferrer Preaching (verso)

1712-93

Pen and wash drawing of a lagoon with an obelisk, a pine tree, small figures on the shore, and sailboats in the distance.

Lagoon Capriccio with an Obelisk

ca. 1750-70

Pen and ink sketch of men, dogs and a bull in a bullbaiting scene, with figures running and struggling across a sandy open sp

Bullbaiting in a Venetian Piazza

1712-93

Pen and ink sketch of an ornate ceremonial galley with rows of oars on rippling water, with distant boats.

The Bucintoro Moving to the Left (recto); The Bucintoro Moving to the Right (verso)

1712-93

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical villa with a pedimented facade, gate with statues, trees, and a broad lawn.

The Villa Loredan, near Treviso

ca. 1778

Pencil sketch of four standing men in cloaks and tricorn hats below an architectural cornice.

Figure Studies (recto); Figures Along a Canal and on a Bridge; to the right, a Curtain and a Stool (?) (verso)

1712-93

Brown ink and wash drawing of a vaulted arched passageway with columns, opening onto a distant square with small figures.

Architectural Capriccio: Vaulted Passageway Leading to a Square

1712-93

Pen and ink drawing with red chalk of a vaulted colonnade with tall columns, small figures, and a statue niche.

Architectural Capriccio: Vaulted Colonnade of a Palace

1712-93

Brown ink drawing of a city fire with burning rooftops, smoke, and a crowd of onlookers in the street below.

The Fire at San Marcuola (recto); Roman Ruins (verso)

1712-93

Brown ink and wash drawing of a lagoon with a tall tower, a sailboat, small figures and low buildings under a cloudy sky.

Lagoon Capriccio with a Tower

1712-93

Pen and brown wash drawing of a formal garden with a ruined arch, classical pavilions, walls, statues, and strolling figures.

Gardens of the Villa Correr, near Strà (recto); Study for The Transverberation of Saint Teresa of Jesus and a Study o…

1712-93

Pen and brown wash drawing of a Venetian piazza with columns, arcaded buildings, a tall tower and small figures.

The Piazzetta, Looking Toward San Giorgio Maggiore (recto); Two Columns (verso)

1712-93

Pen and brown wash drawing of a lagoon shore with buildings, tall cypress trees, a figure, and a distant sailing boat.

The Island of Anconetta (recto); Two Feet Wearing Pointed Shoes (verso)

1712-93

Pen and brown wash drawing of groups of cloaked figures walking on blue-grey paper, signed Guardi at lower left.

Studies for Groups of Walking Dressed Figures

1712-93

Pen and brown wash drawing of a capriccio harbor with a stone bridge, ruined towers, classical columns, ships and figures.

Capriccio with a Seaport and Classical Ruins

1712-93

Pen and brown wash drawing of a lagoon with rowing boats, a ruined archway, a leaning tree and a figure on the shore.

Capriccio with a Squall on the Lagoon

1775/80

Brown wash drawing of a classical stone gateway and ruined arch beside a canal with figures and boats.

Gateway Near a Landing Bridge

1780/85

Brown wash drawing of a lagoon with a fortress tower, gondolas and sailing boats under a pale sky.

The Fortress of San Andrea from the Lagoon

1780

Brown ink and wash sketch of an elegant couple, a gooseboy herding geese, and a standing gentleman with a cane.

An Elegant Couple, a Gooseboy, and a Gentleman [recto]

1780