01 Painting of the Canals of Venice, Giuseppe Borsato's Grand Canal in Venice, with footnotes. #100

Giuseppe Borsato, VENICE 1771 - 1849 VENICE, ITALIAN SCHOOL

Grand Canal in Venice, c. 1829

Oil on canvas

54,2 x 64,2 cm ; 21 1/2 by 25 1/4  in.

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

Giuseppe Borsato (1771 in Venice – 15 October 1849 in Venice) was an Italian. From 1791 to 1792, he studied with Agostino Mengozzi-Colonna at the Accademia di Belle Arti.

He painted interiors of churches, sometimes in the manner of Canaletto, but was also influenced by his contemporary, Vincenzo Chilone. Among his best known decorative works are those at St Mark's Basilica and Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari. In 1807, he and his student, Francesco Bagnara, decorated the Teatro La Fenice. He also painted frescoes in the Palazzo Zabarella during its renovation in 1818, alongside Francesco Hayez and Giovanni Carlo Bevilacqua.

In 1815, his paintings were used in a popular guide to the artworks of Venice, written by Giannantonio Moschini. In 1831, his lectures at the Accademia di Belle Arti were published by the Accademia as Opere Ornamentale. More on Giuseppe Borsato

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01 Painting of the Canals of Venice, Jack Lestrade's Venice, with footnotes. #99

Jack Lestrade (French/American, b. 1932)

Venice

Watercolor on paper

12-3/4 x 19 inches (32.4 x 48.3 cm)

Private collection

Jack Lestrade was born in South West France, in Gascony, in 1932 He has always been attracted to traveling to special places to do what he likes the most, painting. Self-taught, he spent five years in Canada and more than forty years in the United States of America. He became well established as an internationally respected watercolor artist, as well as being featured in four watercolor books. He has participated in numerous "one-man shows" and his work is in many public and private collections around the world. Jack and his wife reside most of the year in the Lot region in South West France, dividing their time between France and the United States. He is a member of the Carmel Art Association. He is also a member of “Artists' Fellowship”of New York City, and was a member of the “Arts et Lettres de France”. More on Jack Lestrade

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