# Loggia of the Ducal Palace, Venice

**John Ruskin** (British, 1819–1900)  
1849–50  
Watercolor over graphite  
Sheet: 18 1/8 × 11 7/16 in. (46 × 29 cm)

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 08.227.39. [The museum's record](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/342383).

## About this work

John Ruskin painted this in 1849–50, aged about 30. It is now at The Met in New York.

### How it was made

- **Watercolour.** Pigment in gum arabic, thinned with water and laid in transparent washes. Nothing white is painted: the light is the paper showing through.
- **Graphite.** Pencil. Graphite has been used for drawing since the 1500s; in 1795 Nicolas-Jacques Conté mixed it with clay, so its hardness could be graded.

### [John Ruskin](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/john-ruskin)

British, 1819–1900; born in London; died in Brantwood, Cumbria

## Facts

- Type: Drawings
- The artist was about 30
- Real size: about 18 × 11 in (46 × 29 cm). The 16 × 20 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 19th century
- Subjects: Architecture, Columns, Venice
- Colour: grey
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

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- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3

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