Venice:
the prisons
John Singer
Sargent
-- American painter
c. 1903
Private
collection
Watercolor
on paper
25.4 x 34.3
cm
Jpg: Ferrara
Arte
The old prison is to the
right. On
the left is the front of Palazzo Ducale. Connecting the two buildings
is
the infamous Bridge of Sighs.
Bridge
of Sighs
1904
Watercolor
on paper
Notes:
Special thanks to Michele
Lener,
of Italy, a friend
of the JSS Gallery, for sending me a link to this image.
Exhibitions
Sargent
and Italy, 2002-2003
- See the year in
review 1903
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