Doorway (San Marco, Venice)

Jose Villegas Y Cordero, Doorway (San Marco, Venice), 1891, oil on wood panel, 14 ³⁄₈ x 6 ¹⁄₂ in. (36.4 x 16.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Library of Congress, 1961.5.2

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Artwork Details

Title: Doorway (San Marco, Venice)
Artist: Jose Villegas Y Cordero
Date: 1891
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Luce Foundation Center
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3rd Floor
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10B
Dimensions: 14 ³⁄₈ x 6 ¹⁄₂ in. (36.4 x 16.4 cm)
Credit Line: Transfer from the Library of Congress
Mediums: oil
Mediums Description: oil on wood panel
Classifications: Painting
Subjects: Cityscape — Italy — Venice
Architecture Exterior — detail — door
Architecture Exterior — detail — column
Architecture Exterior — religious — St. Mark’s Cathedral
Object Number: 1961.5.2
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1961.5.2

Artwork Description

José Villegas y Cordero spent many years in Venice, painting the buildings and people of the city. Doorway shows part of the Piazza San Marco, the heart of the city’s life and culture where Venetians have traditionally gathered to visit with friends and rendezvous with sweethearts. Villegas used rich colors and an elaborate frame to capture the piazza’s opulent decoration.