The Courtyard of the Doges' Palace
ca. 1784–1835
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brown wash
Dimensions
5 1/2 x 4 in. (14 x 10.2 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.343
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Art Historical Context
In the intimate drawing *The Courtyard of thees' Palace*, Giacomo captures the grandeur of one of Venice's most iconic. Created around the late 18th to early 19th century, this-scale work (just 5½ x 4 inches) showcases the Venetian artist's skill in rendering architectural details. Guardi, son of the famed vedutista Francesco Guardi, continued his family's tradition of depicting the city's luminous palaces and piazzas, blending precise observation with atmospheric charm. The Doges' Palace, seat of Venice's ruling Doge during the Republic's heyday, symbolized the city's political and cultural ...
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...