Salute

Salute

Clara Montalba (1840-1929)

1908

Watercolour

H 30 x W 30 cm.

Collection and image credit: Royal Watercolour Society, London

Accession no. MO249

This later example of Clara Montalba's work in Venice shows her more impressionistic, compared with A Bit of Venice (Venice, The Salute) of 1878. A similar progressive loosening of style can be seen in Turner's handling of the basilica. — Jacqueline Banerjee

  • Venice - Maria della Salute by J.M.W. Turner, exhibited 1844
  • Venice with the Salute by J.M.W. Turner, c. 1844-45
  • The Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, Venice (modern photographs and commentary)

    • Image assigned a Public Domain mark, and kindly made available via Art UK. [Click on the image to enlarge it, and mouse over the text for links.]