The Island of San Michele, Venice
Francesco Guardi
1770s · Oil on canvas · European Paintings
Guardi’s views of Venice differ from those of Canaletto in that they are less detailed descriptions of individual buildings than attempts to convey the magic of the city, enveloped—as here—in a diaphanous, silvery light. This painting shows the cemetery island of San Michele with its early Renaissance church, designed by Mauro Codussi in 1469, at center. Flanking the church are the domed Cappella Emiliani and the Gothic bell tower on one side and the (former) Camaldolensian monastery on the other.
- Artist
- Francesco Guardi
- Date
- 1770s
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Department
- European Paintings
- Credit line
- Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
