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Venice
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The Grand Canal is shown in the evening, judging from the rose-tinted sky. Visible at the extreme left is the Gritti Palace and on the right, the Dario Palace. Though not mentioned in the William T. Blodgett estate sale (New York, April 27, 1876), this painting is listed in the early Walters catalogues as having belonged to the New York financier, who died November 4, 1875. Therefore this work may be one of Rico's earliest views of the city in which he worked more and more after 1874.
Inscription
Provenance
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William T. Blodgett, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1875 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2014-2016 | From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1970 | Fortuny and His Circle. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 3/31/1943 | Treatment | coated; varnish removed or reduced |
| 6/12/1951 | Treatment | coated; surface cleaned |
| 5/25/2012 | Examination | examined for condition; examined for exhibition |
Measurements
H: 16 11/16 x W: 28 1/4 in. (42.4 x 71.7 cm); Framed H: 25 3/16 × W: 41 1/16 × H: 3 7/8 in. (64 × 104.3 × 9.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1875
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.196