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View of Venice, the Grand Canal with gondolas and boats at center, Church of the Scalzi at right and Santa Croce at left; border decorated with grotesque motifs and Neptune on his seahorse chariot below

Border by Pietro Antonio Novelli Italian
ca. 1730–1804
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: View of Venice, the Grand Canal with gondolas and boats at center, Church of the Scalzi at right and Santa Croce at left; border decorated with grotesque motifs and Neptune on his seahorse chariot below
  • Artist: Marco Sebastiano Giampiccoli (Italian, Belluno 1706–1782 Belluno)
  • Artist: Border by Pietro Antonio Novelli (Italian, Venice 1729–1804 Venice)
  • Artist: After Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) (Italian, Venice 1697–1768 Venice)
  • Date: ca. 1730–1804
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Plate: 9 1/8 × 12 5/8 in. (23.2 × 32 cm)
    Plate (Border): 14 × 17 3/8 in. (35.6 × 44.2 cm)
    Sheet: 16 5/16 × 20 9/16 in. (41.4 × 52.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1966
  • Object Number: 66.634.18
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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