Rio del Piombo, Venice
Medium
Black ink and graphite traces on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
12 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (31.1 x 23.5 cm)
Classification
Drawing
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Andrew Fisher Bunner, 1899
Accession Number
99.38.18
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the enchanting canals of Venice through *Rio del Piombo, Venice (1885), a drawing by American artist Andrew Fisher Bunner This intimate scene captures the essence of the city's labyrinthine waterways, featuring historic buildings lining the narrow Rio del Piombo canal, with boats gently bobbing in the water. Created during the late 19 century, when American artists like Bunner flocked to Europe for inspiration, the work reflects the era's fascination with Venice's romantic, decaying beauty—a timeless muse for travelers and painters alike. Rendered in black ink with subtle graphite t...
About the Artist
Andrew Fisher Bunner · 1841–1897
Andrew Fisher Bunner (1841–1897) was an American painter and draughtsman whose luminous watercolors of Venice and the Long Island shore earned him a distinguished reputation among his contemporaries. Born on December 27, 1841, in New York, he studied at the art school founded by Thomas Seir Cummings and took an antique drawing class at the National Academy of Design from 1862 to 1863. By 1865 he w...