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The Island of San Michele, Venice

1770s
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 644
Guardi’s views of Venice differ from those of Canaletto in that they are less detailed descriptions of individual buildings than attempts to convey the magic of the city, enveloped—as here—in a diaphanous, silvery light. This painting shows the cemetery island of San Michele with its early Renaissance church, designed by Mauro Codussi in 1469, at center. Flanking the church are the domed Cappella Emiliani and the Gothic bell tower on one side and the (former) Camaldolensian monastery on the other.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Island of San Michele, Venice
  • Artist: Francesco Guardi (Italian, Venice 1712–1793 Venice)
  • Date: 1770s
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 19 × 30 3/4 in. (48.3 × 78.1 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
  • Object Number: 2019.141.13
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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