Title: Canal in Venice

Artist: Francesco Guardi

The Grand Canal in Venice with Palazzo Bembo About 1768 Francesco Guardi Italian, 1712–1793 Oil on canvas Bathed in a luminous morning haze, this delicate panorama is more emotionally charged and painterly than the crystalline Venetian views of Canaletto and Bellotto, also on view in this gallery. A gray-pink tonality and Guardi’s technique of thick, creamy brushstrokes privilege atmosphere over topographical reproduction.