A Procession of Gondolas in the Bacino di San Marco

The artwork

Dozens of gilded gondolas cross the Bacino di San Marco in procession, among the great sailing ships, in front of the Doge's Palace and the bell tower. You receive it printed on handmade Amalfi paper, in a handmade frame.

• The gold of the gondolas, the deep blue of the water, the pink of the Doge's Palace.
• A grand, solemn festive scene that lights up an entrance hall or a drawing room.
• A gift for anyone who loves Venice and its ceremonies.

When an important guest arrived in Venice, the city welcomed him on the water: gondolas decorated with gilded carvings escorted him across the basin to the Molo. According to the National Gallery of Art this painting may have belonged to Cardinal Gianfrancesco Stoppani, and some scholars recognise in it his own arrival in the city in 1741, when he came to Venice as nuncio, that is, as the Pope's ambassador.

Antonio Joli (1700-1777) was born in Modena and trained in Rome. In 1732 he came to Venice to paint scenery for the opera houses, and from that work he kept a taste for vast, luminous spaces, like this basin open to the horizon. He later worked in London, Madrid and Naples, where he died. The original is in the National Gallery of Art in Washington.

In an entrance hall or a drawing room it brings all the splendour of a Venetian festival. An important gift for anyone who loves history.

Unique quality material

Print on handmade Amalfi paper
Sheet size: 40 x 60 cm (15.7 x 23.6 in)
With frame: 42 x 62 cm (16.5 x 24.4 in)
Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges
Frame: dark brown with gold fillet, handmade, with glass