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Venice, Sunset
(18th and 19th Centuries )
From the artist's usual vantage point, the viewer looks westward into the sunset. On the right are the Ducal Palace and the Prison, and on the left in the middle ground is Santa Maria della Salute. Gondolas cross the Bacino di San Marco in the foreground.
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Provenance
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Goldschmidt Sale, Paris, May 17-22, 1888, no. 53; purchased by M. Montaignac, Paris, May 1888; purchased by William T. Walters (through George A. Lucas as agent), Baltimore, May 18, 1888 [1]; inherited by Henry Walters, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
[1] The Diary of George A. Lucas, p. 670.
Measurements
H: 39 3/16 x W: 53 3/4 in. (99.5 x 136.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, after 1888
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.26