The Villa Loredan, Paese
Artist: Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793)
Original Dimensions: 19" x 30 3/4"
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
About Artwork: (early 1780s) "Buildings, plantings, and figural groups punctuate the calm, verdant lawn that, in tandem with the sky, gives the impression of a vast, open space. This one of Guardi’s rare views of the Venetian mainland. It depicts the country house of John Strange, an antiquarian, naturalist, connoisseur, and diplomat who served as the official British Resident in Venice between 1773 and 1788. An artist, presumably a self-portrait, sketches in the foreground." - (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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