Venice: The Punta della Dogana with S. Maria della Salute

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The huge dome of the church of S. Maria della Salute dominates the entrance of the Grand Canal. Just in front is the Dogana da Mar (Customs House), built in the 1670s and shaped like a ship’s bow. Above its entrance is a weathervane in the form of Fortune, a personification of the Venetian Republic’s supremacy over the Adriatic Sea.

The water is a hive of activity: large boats carrying cargo sail beside a flurry of smaller vessels. On the shore, merchants remove goods from their boats and secure passage into the Grand Canal. A little way along the quay, locals walk towards the church.

The scene is full of light as well as movement: the sky is luminous and sunlight flickers on the water. Guardi has used a variety of tones and colours to create the rippling, reflective surface of water.

The National Gallery, London

London

Title

Venice: The Punta della Dogana with S. Maria della Salute

Date

about 1770

Medium

Oil on canvas

Measurements

H 56.2 x W 75.9 cm

Accession number

NG2098

Acquisition method

Bequeathed by the Misses Cohen as part of the John Samuel Collection, 1906

Work type

Painting

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