Venice paintings

Venice is a city in northeast Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. Venice has been known as the "La Dominante", "Serenissima", "Queen of the Adriatic", "City of Water", "City of Masks", "City of Bridges", "The Floating City" and "City of Canals".

The name is derived from the ancient Veneti people who inhabited the region by the 10th century B.C. The city historically was the capital of the Venetian Republic.

William Turner (British Romantic painter, 1775-1851) Venice from the porch of madonna della salute, 1835

Francesco Zanin ((Italian painter, 1843-1890)) A view of the piazzetta at Carnival Venice

The Republic of Venice was a major maritime power during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and a staging area for the Crusades and the Battle of Lepanto, as well as a very important center of commerce and art in the 13th century up to the end of the 17th century.

This made Venice a wealthy city throughout most of its history.

It is also known for its several important artistic movements, especially the Renaissance period.

Venice has played an important role in the history of symphonic and operatic music, and it is the birthplace of Antonio Vivaldi.

William Turner (British Romantic painter, 1775-1851) Approach to Venice, 1844

William Turner (British Romantic painter, 1775-1851) The sun of Venice going to-sea, 1843

William Turner (British Romantic painter, 1775-1851) Venice from the giudecca, 1840

William Turner (British Romantic painter, 1775-1851) Venice, the dogana and San Giorgio Maggiore, 1834

Josef Carl Berthold Püttner (German-Austrian landscape-marine painter, 1821-1881) Moonlit Night over Venice

Edward Pritchett (British painter, 1828-1864) The Church of the Salute Venice

Edward William Cooke (British landscape and marine-painter, 1811-1880) Venice sunset behind the church of Santa Maria della Salute, 1855

Federico del Campo (Peruvian painter, 1837-1923) The Ca d'Oro Venice, 1885

Henry Pether (British landscape painter, 1828-1865) San Giorgio Maggiore by Moonlight Venice, 1865

Ippolito Caffi (Italian painter, 1809-1866) Piazza San Marco Venice in the Moonlight

Ippolito Caffi (Italian painter, 1809-1866) Sun eclipse in Venice

James Holland (British painter, 1799-1870) The Grand Canal Venice, 1835-55

John Ferguson Weir (American painter, 1841–1926) The Grand Canal Venice, 1869

John Henry Twachtman (American impressionist painter, 1853-1902) Venice, 1877

Ludwig Meixner (German painter, 1828-1885) Venice at Sunset, 1877

Martin Rico y Ortega (Spanish painter of landscapes and cityscapes, 1833-1908) A Canal in Venice, 1875

Martin Rico y-Ortega (Spanish painter of landscapes and cityscapes, 1833-1908) Rio San Trovaso, Venice