Panorama of Venice from the Bacino di San Marco, Including the Project for the Proposed Teatro Manin, ca. 1788–93, Pen and brown ink, gray wash, and a little body color, 18 11/16 x 34 13/16 in. (47.5 x 88.5 cm), Drawings, Francesco Guardi (Italian, Venice 1712–1793 Venice), This large panorama bearing a dedication to Ludovico Manin, the last Doge of Venice, was probably intended for engraving, a fact which explains its relatively high degree of finish. The drawing was likely intended to mark the initiation of a theater (inserted at left center) in honor of the Doge
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