Doorway (San Marco, Venice)

Copied Jose Villegas Y Cordero, Doorway (San Marco, Venice), 1891, oil on wood panel, 14 386 12 in. (36.416.4 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)
Date
1891
Dimensions
14 386 12 in. (36.416.4 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the Library of Congress
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on wood panel
Classifications
Keywords
  • Cityscape — Italy — Venice
  • Architecture Exterior — detail — door
  • Architecture Exterior — detail — column
  • Architecture Exterior — religious — St. Mark’s Cathedral
Object Number
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.