The Tribune in Campo San Zanipolo

The artwork

A wooden tribune with arches, set up in the middle of the square for a single great day, and all around it the waiting crowd. You receive it printed on handmade Amalfi paper, in a handmade frame.

• The white façade, the arches of the tribune, the small colourful figures.
• A tall, intimate picture, perfect for a narrow wall or beside a bookcase.
• A gift for anyone who loves Venice and its stories.

In May 1782 Pope Pius VI passed through Venice on his way back from Vienna, and the city welcomed him with solemn ceremonies. One of the most important took place in Campo San Zanipolo, that is, Santi Giovanni e Paolo: this is how Venetians, merging the two names, call the great church and the square in front of it. For the occasion this tribune was built, a decorated wooden stand that was taken down after the festivities.

Francesco Guardi (1712-1793), the painter who more than anyone knew how to paint the air of Venice, painted a series of pictures of the pope's visit, and this is one of his scenes. Beside the tribune stands the marble façade of the Scuola Grande di San Marco, one of the richest confraternities in the city. So a building that lasted a day has survived, thanks to the painter, for more than two centuries. The original is in the National Gallery of Art in Washington.

Beside a bookcase or in a hallway it brings a small piece of Venetian history. A rare gift for anyone who loves Venice.

Unique quality material

Print on handmade Amalfi paper
Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in)
With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in)
Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges
Frame: dark brown with gold fillet, handmade, with glass