The Island of the Beata Vergine del Rosario
ca. 1804–28
Medium
Pen and brown ink, gray wash
Dimensions
4 15/16 x 8 3/8 in. (12.6 x 21.2 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.357
Tags
Art Historical Context
Nestled within the Robert Lehman Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art,The Island of the Beataine del Rosario* (ca. 1804–28) is a captivating pen and brown ink drawing with gray by Giacomo Guardi. The son of the renowned Venetian vedutista Francesco Guardi, carried forward his family's legacy of meticulously rendering Venice's lagoon landscapes. This intimate sheet, measuring just 4 15/16 x 8 3/8 inches, depicts the titular island sanctuary—a site dedicated to the Blessed Virgin of Rosary—dotted with buildings and boats that evoke the serene yet bustling life of the Venetian waterways. ...
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...