Quinta Valle at Castello
1764–1835
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over traces of black chalk
Dimensions
4 13/16 x 7 13/16in. (12.3 x 19.9cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Alexandrine Sinsheimer, 1958
Accession Number
59.23.47
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Art Historical Context
Giacomo Guardi's *Quinta Valle at Castello* (. 1764–1835) offers a captivating glimpse into Venice's Castello district, a sestiere known for grand buildings, soaring towers, and bustling waterways dotted with boats. As the son of the renowned vedutista Francesco Guardi, Giacomo continued the family tradition of meticulously rendering the city's architectural splendor and atmospheric charm. This small-scale drawing, measuring just 4 13/16 x 7 13/16 inches, evokes the everyday vibrancy of 18th-century Venetian life, blending urban structures with the lagoon's reflective calm. Executed in pen an...
About the Artist
Giacomo Guardi · 1764–1835
Giacomo Guardi (1764–1835) was a Venetian painter who worked in the long shadow of his celebrated father, Francesco Guardi, one of the greatest vedutisti — view painters — of the eighteenth century. Born into one of Venice's most prominent artistic families, Giacomo received his training directly from his father, absorbing both the technical methods and the characteristic style that had made Franc...