Smithsonian American Art Museum
Doorway (San Marco, Venice)
Jose Villegas Y Cordero, Spanish, born Seville, Spain 1848-died Madrid, Spain 1922 · 1891
José Villegas y Cordero spent many years in Venice, painting the buildings and people of the city. Doorway shows part of the Piazza San Marco, the heart of the city’s life and culture where Venetians have traditionally gathered to visit with friends and rendezvous with sweethearts. Villegas used rich colors and an elaborate frame to capture the piazza’s opulent decoration.
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