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Canal in Venice
From the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A sense of history guided John Gellatly and many collectors of his ear. Gellatly no doubt believed this painting to be a minor work by the Baroque landscapist Francesco Guardi. Its frame, made in the 1920s but inspired by earlier Venetian designs, underscores its age and character.
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineCanal in Venice. 18th century. Unidentified (Italian). Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly. CC0.
