Artist: Anonymous. Signed illegible.
Title: View of Venice.
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: Venezia. Ponte dei Mendicanti. [illegible signature].
Dimensions: Sheet 13 1/2" x 11 1/2". Mat 17" x 12".
Date: Late XX C.
Materials and Techniques: Hand colored etching on wove paper.
Mat and Frame: matted.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Italian School XX C.
Note: From this vantage point, the Scuola Grande di San Marco and the Rio dei Mendicanti form a classic, frequently depicted scene, notably captured by artists like Canaletto, Stanhope Alexander Forbes, R.A., Bernardo Bellotto, Rubens Santoro to mention a few.
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