Francesco Guardi
Santa Maria della Salute and the Dogana, Venice

Santa Maria della Salute and the Dogana, Venice

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Santa Maria della Salute and the Dogana, Venice
ArtistItalian (Venetian), 1712–1793
CultureItalian (Venetian)
Titles
  • Santa Maria della Salute and the Dogana, Venice
Datec. 1783
PlaceVenice, Italy
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 19 5/8 × 35 3/8 in. (49.8 × 89.9 cm)
Frame: 29 1/2 × 45 1/4 in. (74.9 × 114.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection
Object number44.562
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
209 Nicandros Gallery
On view

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ProvenancePainted for Mr. Ingram, an English dilettante in Italy, 1783; by descent to A.H. Godfrey of Kent; sale [Christie, Manson & Woods, London, March 15, 1929]; purchased by Captain Langton Douglas; Purchased by Mr. Straus, 1931; bequeathed to MFAH, 1944.
Exhibition History"Loan Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings by F. Guardi," Colnaghi & Co., London, 1927.

"Director's Choice," The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida, 1955.

"Museum Director's Choice," The Lubbock National Bank, Texas, 1957.

"The Guardi Family," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1958.

"School Exhibition," Corpus Christi Art Foundation, Inc., Texas, 1961.

"The Arts of Man Exhibition," Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, 1962.

"Masters of Landscape, East and West," The Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, New York; Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, New York, 1963.

"Canaletto," The Art Gallery of Toronto; The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, 1964–65.

"The Glory of Venice in the North," Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum, Hannover, Germany, December 3, 1991–February 2, 1992; Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf im Ehrenhof, Germany, February 16–May 10, 1992.

“Masterpieces of European Painting from the 15th to 20th Centuries from The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," The Museum of Art, Ehime, Matsuyama, Japan, April 13–May 30, 1999; Chiba Prefectural Art Museum, Japan, June 5–July 11, 1999; Mie Prefectural Art Museum, Tsu, Japan, July 17–August 22, 1999; Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan, August 27–October 3, 1999.
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