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Doorway (San Marco, Venice)

Jose Villegas Y Cordero, Spanish, born Seville, Spain 1848-died Madrid, Spain 1922

José Villegas y Cordero spent many years in Venice, painting the buildings and people of the city. Doorway shows part of the Piazza San Marco, the heart of the city’s life and culture where Venetians have traditionally gathered to visit with friends and rendezvous with sweethearts. Villegas used rich colors and an elaborate frame to capture the piazza’s opulent decoration.

Date

1891

Type

Painting

Medium

oil on wood panel

Department

SAAM

Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Object number

saam_1961.5.2

Credit

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Library of Congress