Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

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Nocturne of the Giudecca, Venice

Titles

One title has been suggested:

  • 'Nocturne of the Giudecca, Venice' (1980, YMSM). 1

Description

The Pennells recorded that 'Mr. Brooks has told us of ... a Nocturne of the Giudecca, with shipping, on a panel.' 2

Site

The Giudecca is a long island south of the central islands of the city of Venice, from which it is separated by the broad Giudecca Canal. At the eastern end of the Giudecca is the island of San Giorgio dominated by the church of San Giorgio Maggiore.


                    Venice, Freer Gallery of Art
Venice, Freer Gallery of Art

Whistler's pastels of the Giudecca include The Giudecca - Winter; grey and blue [M.0739], Venice [M.0802], and The Giudecca; note in flesh colour [M.0817]. Etchings of the Giudecca canal with shipping include Shipping, Venice [217], Nocturne Shipping [206], and San Giorgio [214].

Comments

Jobbins's carefully painted, straightforward genre scenes include The Fish Market, Venice (Nottingham City Museums) and On the Zattere, Venice. 3

Notes:

1: YMSM 1980 [more] (cat. no. 219).

2: Pennell 1908 [more] , vol. 1, p. 288.

3: ArtUK website at https://artuk.org; MutualArt website at https://www.mutualart.com.

Last updated: 10th November 2019 by Margaret