William Wyld (1806-1889)

San Lazzaro degli Armeni, Venice

细节

William Wyld (1806-1889)
San Lazzaro degli Armeni, Venice
signed 'W Wyld' (lower left) and inscribed 'Convent des Armeniens Venice' (on the reverse)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with touches of white, on buff paper
3.5/8 x 5.5/8 in. (9.3 x 14.4 cm.)

来源

with Albany Gallery, London, 1975.

拍品专文

This island stands off the north west shore of the Lido, and was granted in 1717 to Manug di Pietro, an Armenian monk known as Mechitar (the consoler). The monastery he established still stands, and houses a fine ceiling by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo representing Justice and Peace.