Isola del Lazaretto Nuovo
1778/1779
Medium
pen and brown ink with gray wash on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 28.4 x 42.1 cm (11 3/16 x 16 9/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1971.70.1
Art Historical Context
**Isola del Lazaretto Nuovo** *Francesco Tironi, 1778/1779* Nestled in the Venetian Lagoon, Francesco Tironi's delicate drawing captures *Isola del Lazaret Nuovo*, a quarantine island established in the 15th century to protect Venice from plagues carried by arriving ships. Created around 1778–1779, this work reflects the late 18th-century fascination with *vedute*—precise, topographical views of Italy's grand landscapes and architecture. Tironi, skilled Venetian artist in the tradition of Canaletto and Guardi, specialized in such lagoon scenes, offering museum-goers a window into Venice's...