# Procession of Gondolas in the Bacino di San Marco, Venice

**Antonio Joli** (Italian, c. 1700–1777)  
1742 or after  
oil on canvas  
overall: 160.7 x 221.6 cm (63 1/4 x 87 1/4 in.) framed: 181.6 x 239.7 cm (71 1/2 x 94 3/8 in.)

Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1945.15.2. [The museum's record](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.32587.html).

## About this work

Antonio Joli painted this in 1742 or after, aged 42. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

### What you’re looking at

The painting depicts many large and small ships on blue-green water. Gondolas in shades of gold, black, red, and blue drift across the water, small people on them pushing long poles through the water. There are also large sailboats and long boats with several rowers. They create a colorful mix. On the left, a large brown building with columns is visible. Some of the boats pull up to it, and many people in colorful clothing are visible on the shore. Behind the water are more large buildings in shades of brown, cream, and tan, with even more people visible on the streets below them. There is a large tower in the center of the painting, and several blue domes are visible in the distance. The sky is light blue, with white and gray clouds drifting across it.

_Description from the National Gallery of Art._

### How it was made

- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [Antonio Joli](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/antonio-joli)

Italian, c. 1700–1777

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- The artist was 42
- Real size: about 63 × 87 in (161 × 222 cm). The original is larger than our largest print, 20 × 30 in, so every print is a reduction.
- Century: 18th century
- Subjects: exterior, Venice, Harbor, Bacino di San Marco, Gondolas, San Marco
- Colour: grey
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/1469.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/1469/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56; 18 × 24 in $68; 20 × 30 in $86
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208
- 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; 20 × 30 in $5

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/procession-of-gondolas-in-the-bacino-di-san-marco-venice-nga-32587).