The Exterior of the Ducal Palace, Venice WA1850.52 Sargent sought relief from painting

Sargent sought relief from painting portraits and turned to landscapes

A566 and A567

Illustration to the 'Divine Comedy'

the cut branches and logs and the area of water denote this coherent space

perhaps dates from the beginning of this period

The Exterior of the Ducal Palace, Venice WA1850.52 Sargent sought relief from paintingThe drawing shows the right hand half of the sea facade of the Ducal Palace in Venice, together with the Ponte della Paglia, and part of the Bridge of Sighs and prisons visible beyond the Palace. A group of gondolas and a larger boat can be seen below the Ponte della Paglia. The level of detail is very varied: Ruskin has focussed on the third ground floor arch from the right, the two right hand windows on the main floor, and the pinnacle on the right