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Francesco Guardi

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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

The Sacrifice of Isaac

The Sacrifice of Isaac

1750s

Abraham Welcoming the Three Angels

Abraham Welcoming the Three Angels

1750s

Tobias and the Angel

Tobias and the Angel

1750s

Painting of two winged angels descending on clouds above a kneeling bearded man, with a woman watching from a terrace.

The Angels Appearing to Abraham

1750s

Painting of an elderly man raising a knife over a bound youth as a winged angel descends from clouds to stop him.

The Sacrifice of Isaac, Tobias and the Angel, The Angels Appearing to Abraham, Abraham Welcoming the Three Angels (pa…

1750s

Interior of a Venetian church with red columns, cardinals in red robes, and crowds gathered around the altar during a ceremon

Pontifical Ceremony in Saints Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, 1782

c. 1783

Painting of a crowded formal assembly in a gilded hall with coffered ceiling, tall windows and frescoed walls.

Ceremonial Event in the Doge's Palace

Painting of a palace courtyard with tall columns, a large arch, and small figures walking beneath a cloudy sky.

Capriccio: A Palace Courtyard

Painting of onlookers under a stone arcade watching a hot-air balloon rise over a Venetian lagoon with boats.

Venice Hot-Air Balloon Rising

1784

Painting of a long ceremonial hall with robed figures in rows, chandeliers, and a raised throne at the far end.

Pope Pius VI Descending the Throne to Take Leave of the Doge in the Hall of Saints Giovanni e Paolo, 1782

c. 1783

Two paintings of ceremonial interiors with clergy in red robes, one a long decorated hall, the other a church nave with colum

Pope Pius VI Descending the Throne to Take Leave of the Doge in the Hall of Saints Giovanni e Paolo, 1782 and Pontifi…

c. 1783

Painting of a ceremonial golden barge surrounded by gondolas on a busy Venetian lagoon with palaces and a bell tower.

The Bucintoro Festival of Venice

1780-1793

Painting of a Venetian canal with gondolas, sailing boats, waterfront houses and a bell tower under a pale sky.

Gezicht op het Canale della Giudecca, Venetië

1760

Painting of a Venetian canal with gondolas, a domed church at right, and a footbridge under a cloudy sky.

View of the S. Pietro di Castello in Venice

1770

Painting of a regatta on the Grand Canal in Venice, with boats and crowds gathered under the Rialto Bridge.

Regatta on the Grand Canal, near the Rialto Bridge, Venice

1780

Painting of a classical arch on a stone quay with sailing boats on calm water and figures under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with a Quay and Ships on a Lake

1760

Painting of a Venetian-style lagoon with a gondola, arched stone bridge, and a classical temple under a cloudy sky.

Lagoon near Venice

1740

Venetian canal scene with a domed church on the right, gondolas on the water, and sailing boats in the distance.

De ingang van het Canal Grande met de Santa Maria della Salute

1760

Painting of a stone tower on a rocky shore with sailing boats on calm water and figures under a cloudy sky.

Landschap-Capriccio

1760

Painting of gondolas on a Venetian canal with palazzos on the left and the domed church of San Giorgio Maggiore on the right.

Guardi - View of the S. Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, 1760 - 1780, 2580 (OK)

1760

Painting of gondolas on a Venetian canal passing under an arched bridge, with figures on the quayside and palazzi beyond.

View on the Cannaregio Canal, Venice

c. 1775-1780

Painting of an ornate baroque church facade with a double staircase and a crowd of figures in a Venetian square.

Temporary Tribune in the Campo San Zanipolo, Venice

1782 or after

Painting of the Grand Canal in Venice with the Rialto Bridge, gondolas, sailing boats and market awnings under a pale sky.

Grand Canal with the Rialto Bridge, Venice

probably c. 1780

Painting of an imaginary harbor with sailing ships, a stone bridge, ruined tower, classical columns and figures on the shore.

Capriccio of a Harbor

c. 1760/1770

Painting of Castel Sant'Angelo beside the Tiber, with a domed basilica in the distance and boats on the river.

Fanciful View of the Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome

c. 1785

Painting of a armored woman beside a white horse, with shepherds, goats, and sheep in a landscape with distant mountains.

Erminia and the Shepherds

1750/1755

Painting of the domed Santa Maria della Salute church across a Venetian canal, with gondolas and sailboats in the foreground.

Santa Maria della Salute

c. 1770

Painting of a Venetian lagoon with a gondola, arched stone bridge, classical temple and cloudy sky.

Venice's Lagune

1740

Painting of a stone archway, quay with figures, and sailing boats on a calm lagoon under a hazy sky.

Landschap met een kade en schepen op een meer

1760

Painting of a crowd on a Venetian canal quay watching buildings burn, with smoke over the rooftops and a gondola on the water

Fire in the Oil Depot at San Marcuola

1789

Small painting of a river with a ruined tower, a stone bridge, small figures and a pale overcast sky.

Caprice rustique, avec pont et tour en ruine

Muted landscape painting of a tower on a rise above water, with fishermen on the bank and a windswept tree at right.

Caprice rustique, avec tour au bord de l'eau

Painting of a ruined triumphal arch framing a lagoon town with a bell tower, sailboat, and small figures under a grey sky.

Caprice, avec arc triomphal en ruine et paysage du bord de la lagune

Painting of a ruined stone arch beside a quay, with figures, a gondola and sailing boats on a lagoon under a cloudy sky.

Caprice, avec un arc en ruine et port de mer