Venice, from the Porch of Madonna della Salute

J. M. W. Turner, ca. 1835

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Venice, from the Porch of Madonna della Salute, ca. 1835. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 36 x 48 1/8 in. (91.4 x 122.2 cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum title: Venice, from the Porch of Madonna della Salute
Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner (British, London 1775–1851 London)
Date: ca. 1835
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 36 x 48 1/8 in. (91.4 x 122.2 cm)
Credit line: Bequest of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1899
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1775–1851

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