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James Holland

St. Mark's, Venice, ca. 1835-1857

Description

Maker

  • James Holland, 1800-1870, English

Title

St. Mark's, Venice

Year

ca. 1835-1857

Medium

Watercolor, gouache, graphite, and black chalk on wove paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • gouache,
  • watercolor

Supports

  • Tan paper

Dimensions

28.9 x 20.3 cm (11 3/8 x 8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In pencil, LL:JH (in monogram)

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

73.204.59

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Pilgrims of Beauty

February 3 - July 8, 2012

James Holland was one of many British painters who traveled throughout Europe to study the diversity of architecture in its capital cities. The variety among Venice’s churches and palaces, ranging from Gothic to Baroque, made them a frequent subject for him, both in view paintings and in more elaborate costumed historical scenes. This study drawing shows the twin columns of the Piazzetta of San Marco, with the detailed façade of the Library behind and the white domes of the Church of Santa Maria della Salute across the water in the distance. Holland’s thick and painterly treatment of the clouds suggests he may have seen and admired the Venetian paintings of Turner.

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