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Painting of a formal Venetian-style garden with geometric flowerbeds, brick buildings, trees, small figures, and boats on water under a pale sky.

The Garden of Palazzo Contarini dal Zaffo

A view of a formal garden with clipped hedges, geometric parterres, and a gravel path, framed by trees and brick buildings under a pale sky. Small figures stroll near the flowerbeds, and sailing boats appear on the water at left. The painting is oil on canvas.

Artist
Francesco Guardi
Date
Late 1770s
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1031 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1785).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Marion and Max Ascoli Fund

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