01 Paintings of the Canals of Venice by the artists of their time, with foot notes. #32
John Frederick Lewis, (1805–1876)
The Rialto Bridge, c. 1827
Watercolor
Cecil Higgins Art Gallery and Museum
The Rialto Bridge (Ponte de Rialto) is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. Connecting the sestieri (districts) of San Marco and San Polo, it has been rebuilt several times since its first construction as a pontoon bridge in the 12th century, and is now a significant tourist attraction in the city. More on The Rialto Bridge
John Frederick Lewis RA (London 14 July 1804 – 15 August 1876) was an Orientalist English painter. He
specialized in Oriental and Mediterranean scenes in exquisitely detailed
watercolour or oils. Lewis lived for several years in a traditional mansion in
Cairo, and (after his return to England) painted highly detailed works showing
both realistic genre scenes of Middle Eastern life and more idealized scenes in
upper class Egyptian interiors with no traces of Western cultural influence yet
apparent.
His very careful and loving representation of Islamic
architecture, furnishings, screens, and costumes set new standards of realism,
which influenced other artists, including the leading French Orientalist
painter Jean-Léon Gérôme in his later works. Unlike many other Orientalist
painters who took a salacious interest in the women of the Middle East, he
"never painted a nude", and his wife modelled for several of his
harem scenes. More on
John Frederick Lewis
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