Preview | Description | Notes | Content | Updated by |
---|---|---|---|---|
Venetian Fishing Boats c.1904 | GA | igrkio | ||
Venetian Canal Scene 1904 Private Collection Unknown, USA | GA | igrkio | ||
Unloading Boats, Venice 1904 Private Collection Unknown, USA | GA | igrkio | ||
The Piazzetta, Venice c.1904 |
The view in
the painting is facing the front of the old Library (designed by Jacopo
Sansovino in 1536) the Pizzetta to the right and beyond which leads to St.
Mark’s Square from the lagoon where Sargent paints this. You can somewhat
see the winged lion of St. Mark in the background (thumbnail left). The
freestanding column supporting St Theodor... | GA | igrkio | |
Sketching on the Giudecca, Venice c. 1904 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
The Canal
della Giudecca is the wide channel of water south of the main grouping of
islands and north of the long La Giudecca island at the bottom of the map.
In a Gondola (Jane de Glehn)
1904
To find his
scenes in and around Venice, Sargent often paints directly from gondolas taking
a page right out of Claude... | GA | igrkio | |
Sir Frank Swettenham 1904 National Museum in Singapore Singapore, Republic of Singapore |
Sir Frank
Athelstane Swettenham (1850-1946) was the first Resident General of the
Federated Malay States (part of the then Royal Colonies, now independent
Malaysia) which was formed by combining a number of kingdoms. He served from
July 1, 1896 to 1901. The portrait was commissioned by the Straits Association
(the then government) to commemorate... | GA | igrkio | |
Santa Maria della Salute 1904 Brooklyn Museum New York, NY |
On the Steps of the Salute
c.1906
Watercolor
The Santa
Maria della Salute is one of the significant buildings of Venice (thumbnail).
Sargent painted it a number of times, but never full-on or complete.
He characterized
his paintings in Venice as "snapshots" and wanted very much to
capture the feel of the place... | GA | igrkio | |
Rushing Brook c. 1904-1911 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | GA | igrkio | ||
Rio di San Salvatore, Venice 1903-04 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | ||
Purtud, Bed of a Glacier Torrent 1904 The Diploma Collection of the Royal Watercolour Society London, UK | GA | igrkio |
- John Singer Sargent