La Scuola di San Marco looking towards the Chiesa dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo; and Il Canal Grand looking towards the Chiesa della Salute

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FRANCESCO ZANIN (VENICE 1855-1888)
La Scuola di San Marco looking towards the Chiesa dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo; and Il Canal Grand looking towards the Chiesa della Salute
the first siged 'Zanin Fran.f.' (lower left); the second signed 'Zanin Fran.o' (lower left)
oil on canvas
17 5⁄8 x 25 7⁄8 in. (44.6 x 65.5 cm.)(2)
a pair (2)

Provenance

Bourbon-Massimo sale; Sotheby's, London, 20 July 1938, lot 77.
Acquired from the above by Feldman.
with Antichità Caiati, Milan, where aquired by the present owner, August 2000.

Literature

Il Canal Grand verso la Chiesa della Salute: F. Magani, Francesco Zanin: Un "Canaletto" nell'Ottocento, Milan 2008, pp. 8-9, no. 2, illustrated.

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Lot Essay

Well known for his accurate depictions of Venice, Francesco Zanin followed the artistic tradition established by Canaletto (1697-1768) and Francesco Guardi (1712-1793). Meticulously crafted and architecturally precise, Zanin's paintings could be mistaken for eighteenth-century works. Showing the influence of these two great Venetian artists, Zanin concentrated on depicting the urban architecture of the Venetian Republic.

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