DETAILS
- Artist
- Luca Carlevaris
- Date
- 1720
- Medium
- Hand colored engraving, mounted on board
- Location
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 16 9/16 × 27 3/8 in. (42 × 69.5 cm)
- Collection
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. Paul Moore, 1950
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The full narration walks you through The highly ornamented first gondola of Ambassador Giovanni Battista Colloreado entering Venice — the story behind it, the details most visitors miss, and why it matters. Free in the Art Whisper app.
THE ARTIST
Luca Carlevaris
Luca Carlevaris pioneered the Venetian cityscape genre, capturing the city's grandeur and setting the stage for later masters like Canaletto.
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