Caption

Canal in Venice, Eglise et canaletto (original title), print, printmaker: Philip Zilcken, 1895, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, zinc etching with plate tone, height 210 mm x width 90 mm, canals, waters (in city), tower, clock tower, monumental adornment, Venice, A vertical sepia-toned sketch of a narrow canal flanked by tall, closely packed buildings with many windows and varied rooflines, a domed bell tower rising prominently above the structures with decorative detailing at its top, small boats and gondolas floating on rippled water in the canal, a few human figures aboard the boats, wooden poles emerging from the water near the buildings, and textured shading and fine linework throughout the scene.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B12_378

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Rights managed

Available size

49.6Mb (7.1Mb) / 9.0in x 21.4in / 2695 x 6428 (300dpi)

Keywords

Canal Venice Eglise et canaletto original title print printmaker Philip Zilcken 1895 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique zinc etching plate tone height 210 mm x width 90 mm canals waters in city tower clock tower monumental adornment vertical sepia-toned sketch narrow canal flanked tall closely packed buildings windows varied rooflines domed bell tower rising prominently structures decorative detailing top small boats gondolas floating rippled water canal human figures aboard boats wooden poles emerging water near buildings textured shading fine linework scene