Celebration of Shrove Tuesday on the Piazzetta in Venice

The celebration of Shrove Tuesday (Giovedì Grasso) on the Piazzetta in Venice. To the left, the Doge's Palace and to the right, the Biblioteca Marciana. In the distance, the two columns with sculptures of Saint Theodore of Amasea and the lion of Saint Mark, the Canal Grande and Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore. Festivities take place on the square. Acrobats form a human pyramid and bullfights occur. The Doge of Venice watches from the balcony of the Doge's Palace. Two-line Italian text in the lower margin. The print is part of an album.