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Date : 1735
Sizes : 1.87 m x 1.17 m
Material : Oil on canvas
Acquisition : Wynn Ellis Bequest (1876)
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Italian Painting
Painting (Landscape)
Area related
Venise (Italy)
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The regatta was part of Venice's annual carnival celebrations. Here is the race is for single-oared gondolas. Spectators watch the proceedings from windows, balconies and moored boats. At the extreme left is an ornate pavilion from which the prizes for the races were given; it is decorated with the arms of Doge Alvise Pisani, who ruled from 1735 to 1741.
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