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.