Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
1905 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
About this artwork
This watercolor depicts the dome and towers of the Santa Maria della Salute church in Venice, framed by the masts and rigging of moored boats. It is part of the collection of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
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John Singer Sargent was a frequent visitor to Venice, a city he loved to paint in watercolor to escape the pressures of his portrait commissions. He often captured the city from unusual vantage points, focusing on the light reflecting off the water and the complex geometry of boat rigging against the historic architecture.
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Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
John Singer Sargent, 1905
