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Gallery Edition – Venice, the Rio Dei Mendicanti looking North with the church of San Lazzaro dei Mendicanti by Francesco Guardi – 69×44 Interior Architectural Study

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Curatorial Narrative The Rio Dei Mendicanti, a narrow canalway lined with crumbling Venetian palazzi, is depicted in Francesco Guardi’s masterwork from the mid-eighteenth century. The artist’s employment of fine brushwork imbues the scene with an almost tactile quality, as if the viewer might reach out to touch the worn stone faades and weathered tile roofs that line the canal. Guardi’s Neoclassical style is evident in the composition’s spatial rhythm, with the horizontal planes of the buildings and the vertical thrust of the campanile of San Lazzaro dei Mendicanti creating a sense of balance and harmony.As the painting is enlarged to its optimal viewing size of 69×44 inches, the chromatic structure becomes increasingly nuanced. The blues and whites of the lagoon’s water and the church’s faade give way to warm browns and muted greens in the background buildings, while the deep shadows cast by the overhanging eaves create an atmosphe

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