# The Square of Saint Mark's, Venice

**Unknown artist**  
c. 1770/1800  
oil on canvas  
overall: 48.2 x 83.6 cm (19 x 32 15/16 in.) framed: 73 x 108 x 9.8 cm (28 3/4 x 42 1/2 x 3 7/8 in.)

Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1958.7.1. [The museum's record](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.45644.html).

## About this work

An unrecorded artist painted this in about 1770/1800. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

### 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.

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- Real size: about 19 × 33 in (48 × 84 cm). The 20 × 30 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 18th century
- Subjects: exterior, Venice, Square
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

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- 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

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