Fantastic Landscape
The Met
Artist: Francesco Guardi(Italian, Venice 1712–1793 Venice)
Date: ca. 1765
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Irregular, 61 1/4 x 74 1/2 in. (155.6 x 189.2 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Julia A. Berwind, 1953
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Wide landscape painting with stone ruins, figures, boats on water, and a blue sky
Detailed Description
A wide landscape painting with an arched top edge depicts stone architectural ruins, figures, and boats on a body of water under a blue sky. The upper half of the painting features a light blue sky with scattered white clouds. On the left, a substantial section of crumbling stone ruins rises from the grassy foreground. This ruin includes a tall structure with a curved top and a smaller archway-like opening. Green foliage and small trees grow on and around the weathered stone. Below these ruins, a small group of figures is gathered on the ground; one figure wears yellow, another blue, and a third is nearby. A slender, bare tree with a few leaves stands on the far left. To the right of the main ruins, another smaller ruined structure with two columns forming an archway is visible, with more figures nearby. A wide body of water extends from the midground to the background, occupying the lower center and right of the painting. Dark, brown banks line the immediate foreground of the water, where several small, dark shapes, possibly ducks, are visible. In the midground of the water, a small boat carries two figures; one figure in blue stands, holding a pole, while another sits. Further back, other small boats are scattered across the water. On the far right, a small hill with a building or tower on top rises from the water's edge. Distant landmasses and structures are visible along the horizon, fading into the distant blue sky.
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