The Orange Market, Venice

James Holland

1867 · Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor) over graphite · Drawings and Prints

Holland visited Italy for the first time in 1835, returned often, and gained a reputation in Britain for his watercolors of Venetian subjects. Here he portrays a bustling market scene and uses saturated, opaque colors, mixing watercolor and gouache reinforced with graphite. In the foreground at the right, before San Bartolomeo, figures transport goods from vessels to the stone buildings that line the Grand Canal. The Rialto Bridge bisects the scene, with Casa Ruzzini, and the pinnacled upper story of the Fondaco dei Tedeschi on the left, and the Palazzo Camerlinghi on the right.

Artist

James Holland

Date

1867

Medium

Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor) over graphite

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2000