The Bucintoro at the Molo on Ascension Day
Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal), Italian (active Venice, Rome, and England), 1697 - 1768
Geography:
Made in Venice, Italy, Europe
Date:
c. 1745Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
45 1/4 × 64 inches (114.9 × 162.6 cm) Framed: 55 1/4 inches × 6 feet 2 1/2 inches × 4 1/2 inches (140.3 × 189.2 × 11.4 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Painting
E1924-3-48Credit Line:
The William L. Elkins Collection, 1924
Made in Venice, Italy, Europe
Date:
c. 1745Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
45 1/4 × 64 inches (114.9 × 162.6 cm) Framed: 55 1/4 inches × 6 feet 2 1/2 inches × 4 1/2 inches (140.3 × 189.2 × 11.4 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Painting
* Gallery 290, European Art 1500-1850, second floor
Accession Number:E1924-3-48Credit Line:
The William L. Elkins Collection, 1924
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architecture [x] capriccio [x] gondola [x] grand tour [x] san marco [x] seascape [x] veduta [x] venice [x]The Bucintoro was the ceremonial boat of the Doge, the ruler of the Venetian republic. Once a year on Ascension Day, the Doge and other officials boarded this vessel to participate in a ritual celebrating the marriage of Venice and the sea. Here, the assembled group can be seen lining the dock.
The painting is dated by the jagged edge of the bell tower, which was struck by lightning in 1745.
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