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Pen and wash drawing of a canal with boats, stone embankments, domed churches and a city skyline under a cloudy sky.

Padua: The River Bacchiglione and the Porta Portello

Canaletto, ca. 1750-60

Brown ink and wash drawing of a monk in a habit leaning over a pulpit and pointing upward, with skulls at lower right.

A Monk Preaching

Giuseppe Maria Crespi, late 17th-mid-18th century

Pen and wash drawing of the Grand Canal in Venice, with the Rialto Bridge arching over the water between palazzi.

The Grand Canal with the Rialto Bridge, from the North

Bernardo Bellotto, ca. 1736-37

Brown ink drawing of St Mark's Square in Venice with cloaked figures, the basilica's dome and a tall campanile.

Piazza San Marco from the Southwest Corner, with the Procuratie Nuove on the Right

Canaletto, ca. 1724-80

Pen and ink sketch of the Virgin and Child on clouds with a haloed saint, angels, and several male saints below.

The Virgin and Child Enthroned on a Cloud, with Saints Dominic, John Nepomuk, Sebastian, Mark, and Anthony Abbot

Giuseppe Diziani, ca. 1746-71

Pen and wash drawing of a wide Venetian canal with arcaded palazzi on the left and Gothic facades and a spired tower on the r

The Grand Canal, with the Fabbriche Nuove on the Left and Campanile of Santi Apostoli on the Right

Bernardo Bellotto, ca. 1736-37

Pen and ink drawing of a basilica interior with arches, a dome, a cross, and figures along a choir screen.

Interior of the Basilica of San Marco, Showing the Crossing and the Choir

Canaletto, ca. 1763-68

A Sheet of Heads

Mauro Gandolfi, late 18th-mid-19th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of a canal lined with houses, a church with a tall bell tower, and trees along the bank.

View of Dolo

Bernardo Bellotto, ca. 1740-41

Pen and gray wash drawing of a rococo paneled interior with a seated man reading beside a fireplace and mirror.

A Venetian Interior, with a Young Man Seated by the Fire

Canaletto, after 1717

Caricature of a Polish Count

Pier Leone Ghezzi, ca. 1694-1755

Pen and grey wash drawing of a stone tower, low houses, and moored boats beside a lagoon with hills behind.

The Tower of Marghera

Bernardo Bellotto, ca. 1740-41

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

Francesco Guardi, ca. 1788-93

Pen and ink drawing of a hooded monk holding a carrot and pointing at a smiling woman holding a chamber pot.

A Monk with a Carrot and a Woman with a Chamber Pot

Pier Leone Ghezzi, late 17th-mid-18th century

Pen and ink drawing of a town street with arcaded buildings, a small shrine on a bridge, and a cart with barrels.

View of Mestre

Bernardo Bellotto, ca. 1740-41

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

Figure Studies

Francesco Guardi, ca. 1765-70

Brown ink and wash drawing of an arcaded courtyard seen through a large arch, with a staircase and small figures.

The Courtyard of the Doges' Palace

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1784-1835

Pen and wash drawing of the domed Santa Giustina basilica and open square at Padua, with arcaded houses at left.

Santa Giustina and the Prato della Valle at Padua

Bernardo Bellotto, ca. 1740-41

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

Francesco Guardi, ca. 1780-85

Pen and gray wash drawing of a warrior statue on a pedestal beside a ruined tower and figures on a lagoon shore.

Capriccio with a Statue of a Warrior and a Ruined Castle on the Shore of the Lagoon

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1780-90

Pen and grey wash drawing of a broad paved square with a church tower, colonnaded building and arcaded palazzi on the sides.

The Prato della Valle at Padua

Bernardo Bellotto, ca. 1740-41

Brown ink and wash drawing of classical ruins with arches, columns and figures walking across a paved plaza.

An Architectural Capriccio, with Classical Ruins

Francesco Guardi, ca. 1780-85

Pen and grey wash drawing of Venice's Piazza San Marco with the Basilica, campanile and cloaked figures.

Piazza San Marco, Looking toward the Basilica

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Pen and grey wash drawing of an imaginary city view with a central statue column, domed churches, a river and a water wheel.

Imaginary View of Padua

Bernardo Bellotto, ca. 1740-41

Pen and wash drawing of an arched colonnade with Corinthian columns, figures on a sunlit pavement, and a stormy sky.

A Colonnade, Partly Ruined, with Figures

Francesco Guardi, ca. 1780-90

Pen and gray wash drawing of a Venetian piazza with a tall campanile, clock tower, flagpoles, market tents, and strolling cro

Piazza San Marco, Looking toward the Church of San Gemignano

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Pen and ink drawing of a classical arch and villa with a balustrade, a dog sculpture, and an obelisk in the distance.

A Venetian Villa

Bernardo Bellotto, ca. 1741-80

Red chalk drawing of a standing figure in flowing cloak and drapery, holding a rolled document, on cream paper.

A Dignitary Holding a Document

Pietro Longhi, ca. 1722-42

Pen and wash drawing of the Clock Tower in Venice's Piazza San Marco, with market tents and pedestrians in the square.

The Clock Tower of San Marco, from the Front of the Basilica

Giacomo Guardi, after 1793

Grey wash drawing of robed clergy processing along a quay toward an ornate ship with banners under a cloudy sky.

The Arrival in Venice, from Alexandria, of the Relics of Saint John the Alsgiver in 1247

Jacopo Marieschi, ca. 1743