Francesco Guardi, 1760 - Piazza San Marco - fine art print

Information about the art product

This 18th century work of art Piazza San Marco was painted by the male Italian painter Francesco Guardi. The original was made with the absolute size: 27 1/8 x 33 3/4 in (68,9 x 85,7 cm) and was crafted with the medium oil on canvas. Moveover, this work of art forms part of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art's digital collection in New York City, New York, United States of America. With courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950 (licensed - public domain). Moreover, the work of art has the following creditline: Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950. In addition to this, the alignment of the digital reproduction is in landscape format with a ratio of 1.2 : 1, which means that the length is 20% longer than the width. Francesco Guardi was a painter from Italy, whose style can be classified as Baroque. The European painter was born in 1712 in Venice, Venezia province, Veneto, Italy and passed away at the age of 81 in the year 1793 in Venice, Venezia province, Veneto, Italy.

Selectable materials

For every fine art print we offer different materials and sizes. Choose among the following product options now to match your preferences in size and material:

• Aluminium dibond print: An Aluminium Dibond print is a print with a true depth effect. For our Aluminium Dibond option, we print the work of art right on the aluminium surface. The white & bright parts of the original artpiece shimmer with a silk gloss, however without glow. This direct print on aluminium is the most popular entry-level product and is an extremely contemporary way to display fine art reproductions, since it puts all of the viewer’s attention on the image.
• The poster print on canvas material: A poster is a UV printed flat canvas paper with a slightly roughened structure on the surface. It is excellently suited for putting your fine art print with a custom frame. Please bear in mind, that depending on the absolute size of the canvas poster print we add a white margin of around 2 - 6cm round about the print, which facilitates the framing with your custom frame.
• The canvas print: A canvas print, which should not be mistaken with a canvas painting, is an image applied onto cotton canvas. In addition to that, a canvas print creates a lovely and enjoyable effect. Canvas prints are relatively low in weight, which means that it is easy and straightforward to hang up the Canvas print without the use of extra wall-mounts. A canvas print is suitable for all types of walls.
• Print on glossy acrylic glass (with real glass coating): A glossy print on acrylic glass, often denoted as a print on plexiglass, will change an artwork into beautiful décor. The artwork will be printed with modern UV print technology.

Important legal note: We try everythig possible in order to describe our products as exact as it is possible and to illustrate them visually in our shop. Nonetheless, the pigments of the printing material, as well as the imprint can diverge slightly from the presentation on the screen. Depending on the settings of your screen and the quality of the surface, colors may not be printed one hundret percent realistically. Bearing in mind that all the fine art prints are processed and printed by hand, there might also be minor differences in the motif's size and exact position.

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The view is similar to that by Canaletto of the same location. The artist has signed the miniature canvas at lower right, a clever illusionistic device.