Long Venice, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set' / James McNeill Whistler
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- Accession Number
- 1954/1.391
- Title
- Long Venice, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Object Creation Date
- 1879-1880
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
- Inscription
- On the plate, l.l.: Butterfly monogram Signed, in pencil, on tab: Butterfly monogram and imp.
- Dimensions
- 12.9 cm x 31.1 cm (5 1/16 in. x 12 1/4 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Physical Description
- A sweeping panorama shows a city and shipping along the water. The left side is more minutely described as large three-story buildings hug the water's edge. Just to the right of center is a large building with several domes. Several small boats and gondolas are visible to left of center. A cloudy and blustery sky occupies the top of the image.
- Subject Matter
- Typically, Whistler did not concern himself with the reversal of the image inherent in the etching process; here we see the approach to Venice with the orientation unfamiliarly reversed. To the left is the Doges' Palace and other buildings adjacent to the Riva. At center are the domes, drawn in delicate drypoint, of the church of Santa Maria della Salute and the Dogana or customs house that stands at the entrance to the Grand Canal, which recedes to the left of the domes.
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- cityscapes
- europe
- flat-bottomed watercraft
- italy
- locality
- monohulls
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- study
- the natural world
- transportation vehicles
- vehicles
- watercraft
- watercraft by form
- watercraft by general type
- watercraft by sectional form
- watercraft by specific type
- waterscapes
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1455 x 633
- File Size
- 88 KB
- Record
- 1954/1.391
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"Long Venice, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1954-sl-1.391/1954_1.391.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
