The Regatta for Frederick IV of Denmark

The artwork

The Grand Canal is a river of gilded boats: the costumed rowers pull their oars in unison, and from the banks and the palaces the crowd follows the race. You receive it printed on handmade Amalfi paper, in a handmade frame.

• The gold of the ceremonial boats, the red of the costumes, the bright sky above the canal.
• A grand scene full of movement that fills a living room or a hall with energy.
• A gift for anyone who loves Venice and its traditions.

In the winter of 1709 the King of Denmark and Norway, Frederick IV, came to Venice for the Carnival. To celebrate such an important guest, on 4 March the Republic held a regatta on the Grand Canal, a race of rowing boats, with ceremonial boats covered in carvings and gold. The tradition has never stopped: still today, on the first Sunday of September, the Regata Storica fills the Grand Canal with boats and spectators.

Luca Carlevarijs (1663-1730), the painter who before Canaletto made Venice itself the subject of his pictures, painted the regatta in 1711, the year after the departure of the Bucintoro that is now in the same museum. Views like this were much loved by diplomats and foreign travellers, who took them home as souvenirs of the city. The original is in the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.

In a living room it brings all the joy of a Venetian festival. A gift full of life for anyone who loves the city.

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