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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

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 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

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 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 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

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

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

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

Brown ink and wash drawing of a family group with a seated woman, children, a standing man in a cloak, and classical columns.

A Venetian Family Portrait Group

Pietro Antonio Novelli, after 1750

Pen and wash drawing of a Venetian campo with gondolas on a canal, a church facade, a scuola, and strolling figures.

Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Looking Toward the Scuola di San Marco

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

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

Pen and wash drawing of classical ruins with a tall arch, columns, a statue on a pedestal and fallen stones beneath cloudy sk

Ruins, with a Statue on the Left

Giovanni Paolo Panini, ca. 1728

Grey wash drawing of gondolas and rowers near a ship and fortification on a lagoon, with a church on the shore.

The Island of Povegila, with British Naval Officers Embarking

Giacomo Guardi, before 1797 or 1814-15

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

Watercolor and pencil sketch of jagged, snow-streaked mountain peaks above a hazy valley with a village, dated 1885.

Mountainous Landscape in Italy : "Il Resegone"

Frank Randal, 1885

Grey wash drawing of a Venetian canal with gondolas, a bell tower, palazzi, and a small arched bridge in the distance.

The Rio dei Greci, with the Ponte della Pieta in the Distance

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

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

Pen and brown ink drawing of a ruined Roman street with tall walls, an arched gate, and small figures walking along the pavin

View through the Herculaneum Gate, Pompeii

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1778

Pen and grey wash drawing of a Venetian lagoon harbor with sailboats, gondolas, a fortress tower and a church.

The Porto di Lido, with the Fortezza Sant'Andrea on the Left

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

Brown ink landscape drawing of a villa with a tower, sheep, a shepherd, and a large tree in the foreground.

The House of Marco Ricci in the Bellunese

Marco Ricci, 1726

Grey wash drawing of a church and convent with a bell tower on a Venetian lagoon, with gondolas and a sailboat in the water.

The Church and Convent of San Mattia di Murano

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

Brown ink and wash drawing of soldiers in armor pulling apart two struggling men in a tangled, dynamic group.

Soldiers Trying to Prevent Two Men From Fighting

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1728-30

Pen and grey wash drawing of a Venetian waterway with gondolas, brick houses, and a distant church tower on an island.

The Punta di San Giobbe, with the Island of San Secondo in the Distance

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Brown ink and wash sketch of a crowd around a preaching figure with a raised arm, and a bearded head at lower right.

A Saint Preaching, and the Head of an Oriental

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, ca. 1759

Brown ink and wash drawing of a reclining child and bearded figures on a parapet, with a long staff crossing diagonally.

A River God and Other Figures on a Parapet

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1740

Pen and grey wash drawing of San Pietro di Castello in Venice, with gondolas on the canal and a tall bell tower.

San Pietro di Castello

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Brown ink and wash drawing of winged cherubs flying through clouds, one carrying a martyr's palm frond.

A Flock of Winged Cherubs in the Sky, One Holding a Martyr's Palm

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, ca. 1770-90