View of the South side of the church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice, with Verrocchio's statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni

Q: When was "View of the South side of the church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice, with Verrocchio's statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni" created?

This artwork was created 1807–78.

Q: Is "View of the South side of the church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice, with Verrocchio's statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni" in the public domain?

Yes, View of the South side of the church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice, with Verrocchio's statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Friedrich Nerly

1807–78

Medium

Graphite, brush and gray wash

Dimensions

sheet: 14 13/16 x 18 1/4 in. (37.7 x 46.3 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, C. G. Boerner Gift, 2008

Accession Number

2008.198

Tags

VeniceHorsesSculptureChurches

Art Historical Context

Friedrich Nerly (1807–1878), a 19th-century artist celebrated for his evocative depictions of Venice, captures grandeur of the city's Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo in this drawing. Titled *View of the South Side the Church of Santi Giovanni Paolo in Venice, withrocchio's Statue ofolomeo Colleoni*, work showcases the Gothic facade of one of Venice's most imposing churches, framed by the dynamic equestrian sculpture of the condottiero Bartolomeooni. Created with graphite, brush, and gray wash on a generous sheet (14 13/16 x 18 1/4 in.), it belongs to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and ...

View of the South side of the church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice, with Verrocchio's statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni

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