Venice, from the Porch of Madonna della Salute

A wide view down a Venetian canal under a pale blue sky with streaked clouds. Gondolas and moored sailing boats with tall masts float on luminous green-blue water, while a bell tower and domed and columned buildings line the banks in hazy light.

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Date

ca. 1835

Medium

Oil on canvas

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

1959 × 1461 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1899