Riva Degli Schiavoni

Artist Edwin Benuzzi (Milan, Italy, born 1844)

Date1875-1899

Mediumpen ink and watercolour on paper

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsSight Size: Height: 67.4 cm, Width: 43.6 cm
Frame: Height: 87.1 cm, Width: 63.8 cm

AcquisitionPresented in 1900 by Miss M Shearer.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG002576

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About MeIn this work Edwin Benuzzi depicts a harbour view from the famous Venetian promenade, the Riva degli Schiavoni. Two women carrying baskets descend the steps alongside the water, while another sits by the water's edge. A rather better dressed man walks up from the foreground. It is a beautiful setting, with clear blue sky only interrupted by the tall, pointed, slightly ragged sails and masts of the ships from the harbour.
The tone is one of calm and contemplation and a world away from the scene as it would be today, almost perpetually crowded with tourists.
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The tone is one of calm and contemplation in this harbour view from the famous Venetian promenade, the Riva degli Schiavoni. This scene today is almost perpetually crowded with tourists.