
Francesco Guardi
about 1768
Gondolas and cargo boats cross the Grand Canal as Palazzo Bembo and neighboring buildings recede into a luminous haze. Guardi uses broken brushwork and muted reflections to present Venice as a city shaped by water, weather, and change. Source: https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/1098G3 (CC0 image).
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