01 Paintings of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #17
Rubens Santoro, 1859 - 1942, ITALIAN
GRAND CANAL, VENICE
Oil on panel
14 3/4 by 8 7/8 in., 37.5 by 22.5 cm
Private collection
The Grand Canal in Venice, Italy forms one
of the major water-traffic corridors in the city. Public transport is provided
by water buses and private water taxis, and many tourists explore the canal by
gondola.
One end of the canal leads into the lagoon near
the Santa Lucia railway station and the other end leads into Saint Mark Basin;
in between, it makes a large reverse-S shape through the central districts of
Venice. More
Grand Canal
Rubens Santoro (October 26, 1859 in
Mongrassano, Province of Cosenza, Calabria – 1942 in Naples) was an
Italian painter. He moved to Naples at 10 years of
age, to study literature, but his inclination was painting. He only briefly
enrolled at the Neapolitan Academy, instead, real life was his model. His first
work was a small and simple genre piece: A Girl who Laughs, exhibited at the
Promotrice. Domenico Morelli took note and encouraged him.
Santoro continually changed his vistas, painting
in Torre Annunziata, Castellammare di Stabia, Procida, the Amalfi Coast, and
Resina. During the long trips to the open countryside, he distracted himself by
playing the mandolin. Many of his Amalfi landscapes were bought by the Goupil
Gallery. Two were displayed at the 1877 Exposition at Naples: Marina di Maiuri
and Grotta degli Zingari. He moved to Paris, and after an excursion in
England, returned to Naples even more prolifict. His painting Verona, exhibited
at 1911 exhibition of Barcelona was awarded a Silver medal. More on Rubens Santoro
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