Nineteenth Century, View Of St Mark’s Square - View Of The San Marco Basin

Nineteenth century
View of St Mark’s Square - View of the San Marco Basin
(2) Tempera on paper, cm 18 x 24.5
With frame, cm 27.5 x 36

While Vedutismo reached its peak in the eighteenth century with masters such as Canaletto, Bellotto and Guardi, the nineteenth century saw an evolution and a persistent influence of this pictorial genre in Venice. The depiction of iconic sights and famous monuments continued to be a popular subject among artists, fueling fascination for the city among collectors and travellers. The typical melancholy atmosphere of the lagoon intensified in the 19th century, influenced by the artistic ideals of the romantic movement: the vedutisti nineteenth emphasized, In fact, the emotional and poetic aspect of the city, capturing its elusive atmospheric effects and the bright light games of dawn or twilight of sunset.
The use of new pictorial techniques, such as watercolour, gouache and spot painting, allowed to translate immediately the visual impressions and atmosphere of the lagoon city. The two views in question, a pair of gouaches on paper depicting respectively St Mark’s Square and the San Marco Basin, are related to the Venetian school of the nineteenth century, with every probability to an artist who looks at the great nineteenth-century Venetian vedutists: Vincenzo Chilone (Venice, 1758 - 1839), formed from the age of twenty in the workshop of Francesco Battaglioli, famous for its topographical accuracy and lively depiction of daily life in Venice; Carlo Grubacs (Venice 1802 - 1878), who attended the School of Fine Arts in Venice under the guidance of Teodoro Matteini, participating in numerous exhibitions. Epigone of the nineteenth century Venetian vedutism, made compositions with soft colors in the skies and backgrounds, always maintaining the use of perspective shots rigidly similar to theatrical scenes; Luigi Querena (Venice, 1824 - 1887), whose paintings, able to capture the beauty of the Italian landscape in a precise and suggestive way, had a high degree of popularity for their high historical value: they documented, in fact, The appearance of Italy before the country was unified.
Even today, the nineteenth-century Venetian views are appreciated for their artistic and historical value. Preserved in museums and private collections, they offer a valuable testimony of the city of Venice in the nineteenth century, capturing its atmosphere, light and urban changes of that period.
The nineteenth century Vedutismo has also helped to consolidate the image of Venice as a romantic and charming city. Its views have inspired writers, musicians and artists of later eras, fueling the timeless charm of this unique city in the world.

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