The Antechamber of the Sala del Maggior Consiglio

Artist
Francesco Guardi
Year
ca. 1765–68
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
13 3/8 x 20 in. (34 x 50.8 cm)

Figures gather beneath the gilded ceiling of an antechamber in Venice’s Doge’s Palace. Francesco Guardi, the last great painter of Venetian views, turns the stately interior into a shimmering play of light and atmosphere.