A long-unseen masterpiece by Francesco Guardi (1712–1793) titled Venice, the Bacino di San Marco with the Piazzetta and the Doge’s Palace (circa early 1780s) will come up for auction at Christie’s, ...
With over 14,000 visitors, including 2,300 at the private view alone, hundreds of drawings sold, and nearly 500 museum curators from around the world in attendance, the 34th edition of the Salon du ...
Archivist at Trinity College Sylvia Lassam, confirmed that the painting was not an original Gaurdi, and explained that the mix-up occurred when university officials reported the theft. She told the ...
Francesco Guardi was the last and most imaginative of the great Venetian vedutisti. He is best known for his views of Venice and Venetian capricci in which he captured the atmospheric effects of the ...