The orange market, with the Rialto Bridge beyond, Venice

1867

Not on view

Holland visited Italy for the first time in 1835, returned often, and gained a reputation in Britain for his watercolors of Venetian subjects. Here he portrays a bustling market scene and uses saturated, opaque colors, mixing watercolor and gouache reinforced with graphite. In the foreground at the right, before San Bartolomeo, figures transport goods from vessels to the stone buildings that line the Grand Canal. The Rialto Bridge bisects the scene, with Casa Ruzzini, and the pinnacled upper story of the Fondaco dei Tedeschi on the left, and the Palazzo Camerlinghi on the right.

Artwork Details

Title: The orange market, with the Rialto Bridge beyond, Venice
Artist: James Holland (British, Burslem, Staffordshire 1799–1870 London)
Date: 1867
Medium: Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor) over graphite
Dimensions: 11 3/8 x 22 3/8 in. (28.9 x 56.8 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2000
Object Number: 2000.319
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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