The Canal of the Guidecca, and the Church of the Gesuati, Venice

The Canal of the Guidecca, and the Church of the Gesuati, Venice
ArtistClarkson Stanfield
Year1836
MediumOil on canvas, landscape painting
Dimensions90.2 cm × 61 cm (35.5 in × 24 in)
LocationTate Britain, London

The Canal of the Guidecca, and the Church of the Gesuati, Venice is an 1836 landscape painting by the British artist Clarkson Stanfield.[1] It depicts a view of Venice featuring the Giudecca Canal and the Gesuati church.[2] [3]

The painting was displayed at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1837 at the National Gallery in London. It was donated to the nation by the art collector Robert Vernon in 1847 and is now in the collection of the Tate Britain.[4]

References

  1. ^ The Tate Gallery Collections: British Painting, Modern Painting & Sculpture. Tate Gallery Publications, 1973.p.74
  2. ^ Halsby p.36
  3. ^ https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-canal-of-the-giudecca-and-the-church-of-the-gesuati-venice-202007/search/actor:stanfield-clarkson-frederick-17931867-4592/sort_by/date_earliest/order/asc/page/3
  4. ^ https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/stanfield-the-canal-of-the-guidecca-and-the-church-of-the-gesuati-venice-n00407

Bibliography

  • Halsby, Julian. Venice: The Artist's Vision : a Guide to British and American Painters. Unicorn, 1999.
  • Van der Merwe, Pieter & Took, Roger. The Spectacular career of Clarkson Stanfield. Tyne and Wear County Council Museums, 1979.
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