Antique Venice Canal Oil Painting on Panel
Antique Venice Canal Oil Painting on Panel
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A bell tower with a domed cap rises over a quiet Venetian waterfront, a low arched bridge running off to the left and gondolas working the canal below. The tiny figures are painted with a loose, stippled touch, and a sailing barge with its rigging at the left edge anchors the composition. It sits within the Venetian view-painting tradition made famous in the 18th century, here by an unidentified hand. The sky carries a lot of light for such a small panel.
The painted surface reads as evenly varnished with a warm overall tone. I have not documented any cleaning, revarnishing or retouching, so I am not describing the surface as untouched or original. The sky and water show the soft, slightly worn look of a painting with some age, and I would ask you to judge the edges and corners from the photographs.
The reverse is an aged wood panel with a raised border, darkened, dry and scuffed, with visible wear from handling and storage.
The frame is gilded, with rubbing to the gilding at the high points and corners, darkening in the recesses, and wear along the rope-twist outer edge. I have not verified that the frame is original to the painting.
Please review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.
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