18th Century Venetian Drawings at the Courtauld
October 11 2023
Picture: courtauld.ac.uk
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
The Courtauld Gallery will be opening their next drawings exhibition in a couple of days time. La Serenissima: Drawing in 18th century Venice will feature a group of twenty works on paper produced in Venice during the century and has been curated by Marco Mansi, PhD candidate and Print Room Assistant at the Courtauld, under the supervision of Ketty Gottardo, Curator of Drawings.
According to the gallery's website:
At the dawn of the 18th century, Venice was a magnet for visitors from across Europe, drawn by its architecture, history, and cosmopolitan atmosphere. Many of the artists featured in this exhibition produced works for an international clientele, who avidly collected images of the city, its inhabitants, and its colourful traditions. Landmarks such as St Mark’s Square and the Grand Canal set the stage for Canaletto’s celebrated views of the city’s lively streets and waterways. Piazzetta’s evocative head studies and Giambattista Tiepolo’s playful caricatures depict an early modern metropolis populated by a myriad of characters of different social backgrounds, while Guardi’s panoramic Feast of Ascension Day records the formal splendour and ceremony of the city known as La Serenissima – the most serene.
The show will run from 14th October 2023 until 11th February 2024.
