The Palaces, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set' / James McNeill Whistler
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.123
- Title
- The Palaces, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Medium and Support
- etching, drypoint, and open bite, printed in black ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark
- Object Creation Date
- 1879-1880
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
- Inscription
- Signed, in pencil, on tab: Butterfly monogram and imp. Watermark: (elaborate--crown, fleur de lys)
- Dimensions
- 25.1 cm x 35.9 cm (9 7/8 in. x 14 1/8 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Physical Description
- A series of buildings and gondolas are seen along the edge of a canal. The emphasis on the dark tile roofs is contrasted with the play of window tracery and balconies along the facades of the building.
- Subject Matter
- Whistler rarely drew Venetian buildings directlying facing the facades; that is the case here, however, in his depiction of the Palazzo Giustinian and the Ca' Sagredo located along the Grand Canal. As the Whistler catalogue raisonné states (Glasgow), the site is near the Rialto Bridge and is drawn from the Ponte de Pescaria.
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- buildings
- castles and palaces
- cityscapes
- europe
- flat-bottomed watercraft
- geography
- houses
- italy
- locality
- monohulls
- objects we use
- palaces
- sketches
- study
- the natural world
- transportation vehicles
- vehicles
- watercraft
- watercraft by form
- watercraft by sectional form
- watercraft by specific type
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1371 x 971
- File Size
- 115 KB
- Record
- 1955/1.123
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"The Palaces, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1955-sl-1.123/1955_1.123.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
