Upright Venice

James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) · 1879-1880

Intaglio print of a view of Venice under a cloudy sky, with the domes of the church of Santa Maria della Salute visible on the horizon. On the right, smoke emerges in dark whips into the sky. In the immediate forground, seen from high angle, boats rest in the water and people congregate and walk along the paved shoreline. Many gondolas and a masted ship dot the water in the distance.