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SIPublic domain
Canal in Venice
Unidentified (Italian)
A sense of history guided John Gellatly and many collectors of his ear. Gellatly no doubt believed this painting to be a minor work by the Baroque landscapist Francesco Guardi. Its frame, made in the 1920s but inspired by earlier Venetian designs, underscores its age and character.
- Date
- 18th century
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Department
- SAAM
- Institution
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Object number
- saam_1929.6.50
- Credit
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly