View of Venice: The Piazzetta Seen from the Riva degli Schiavoni explained

View of Venice: The Piazetta Seen from the Riva degli Schiavoni
Artist:Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Year:c. 1835–1845
Medium:oil on canvas
Height Metric:46.7
Width Metric:68.6
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
City:Pasadena
Museum:Norton Simon Museum

View of Venice: The Piazzetta Seen from the Riva degli Schiavoni is an oil-on-canvas painting of Venice executed c. 1835–1845 by French artist Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. The painting is at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, but as at 2019 not on display.[1]

The painting depicts the Piazzetta (an extension of the Piazza San Marco) from the Riva degli Schiavoni waterfront. In the centre is a column carrying the Lion of Venice, a sculpture of a winged lion.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.nortonsimon.org/art/detail/F.1973.27.P Museum's website