Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

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The Riva and San Biagio, Venice

Titles

Only one title has been suggested:

  • 'The Riva and San Biagio, Venice' (1980, YMSM). 1

Description

It was described by the Pennells as 'painted from Mr. Ross Turner's terrace ... looking down the Riva to San Biagio ... full of little figures, and with boats and a suggestion of the Lagoon, in the background.' 2

Site

The Riva della Schiavoni, Venice, looking towards San Biagio and the Giardini Publici. An etching, Lagoon - Noon [209] shows the view from the upper floor of a house near the Casa Jankowitz, south east over the Ponte de la Veneta Marina towards the public gardens. This could well be where Whistler painted.

Notes:

1: YMSM 1980 [more] (cat. no. 222).

2: Pennell 1911 A [more], pp. 200-01.

Last updated: 10th November 2019 by Margaret