Description
Venetian painter (19th cent.) – Venice, view of the Royal Gardens with the Coffee House facing the Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute.
Tempera on paper, in a carved and gilded wooden frame.
Bears a pencil inscription on the reverse: “The gardens in Venice – Royal Gardens?”.
The view depicts St. Mark’s Basin with the Doge’s Palace in the foreground on the left. Along the Riva degli Schiavoni, figures in 19th-century attire come to life, alongside moored gondolas and sailing boats, while the background is framed by a sunset sky in shades of orange and pink. The liveliness of the figures and the atmospheric rendering recall the typical repertoire of early 19th-century Venetian landscape painters.
Condition report: Paper mounted on canvas. Some minor color loss.
