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The Ridotto Pubblico at Palazzo Dandolo

ca. 1765–68
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 644
One of Guardi’s rare interior views, this painting depicts the main hall of the Ridotto, a public gaming house. Tattered wall hangings and off‑kilter paintings capture the room’s atmosphere just prior to remodeling in 1768. Guardi populates this simple, stagelike space with elegant masked figures sketched with a fluid, sprightly touch. He paired this image with one of the Sala del Maggior Consiglio, also in The Met collection.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Ridotto Pubblico at Palazzo Dandolo
  • Artist: Francesco Guardi (Italian, Venice 1712–1793 Venice)
  • Date: ca. 1765–68
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 13 3/8 x 20 in. (34 x 50.8 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Lore Heinemann, in memory of her husband, Dr. Rudolf J. Heinemann, 1996
  • Object Number: 1997.117.5
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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The Antechamber of the Sala del Maggior Consiglio, Francesco Guardi Italian, Oil on canvas
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Francesco Guardi
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Capriccio with Roman Ruins, Francesco Guardi Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over graphite; framing lines in pen and brown ink drawn by the artist; sheet glued onto secondary paper support
Capriccio with Roman Ruins
Francesco Guardi
18th century
The Arcade of the Libreria, Looking Toward San Giorgio Maggiore, Francesco Guardi Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash
The Arcade of the Libreria, Looking Toward San Giorgio Maggiore
Francesco Guardi
1712–93
Lagoon Capriccio with an Obelisk, Francesco Guardi Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk
Lagoon Capriccio with an Obelisk
Francesco Guardi
ca. 1750–70
View of Piazza with Basilica of San Marco, Francesco Guardi Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash. Framing lines in pen and brown ink at left and right margins. Pricked for transfer
View of Piazza with Basilica of San Marco
Francesco Guardi
1712–93

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