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The Antechamber of the Sala del Maggior Consiglio
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The Antechamber of the Sala del Maggior Consiglio

ca. 1765–68

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

13 3/8 x 20 in. (34 x 50.8 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Lore Heinemann, in memory of her husband, Dr. Rudolf J. Heinemann, 1996

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Rights

Public Domain

About Francesco Guardi

1712–1793Republic of Venice

Venetian painter, during the first half of his life focused on decorations and church paintings; later became a successful vedutista (view painter) of Venetian urban life.