Monet created this work during his visit to Venice in late 1908. He returned to his home in France with many paintings incomplete, and he took a few years to prepare 29 works for exhibition. In 1912 he held a successful show Claude Monet Venise at the gallery Bernheim-Jeune in Paris.[1]
Six versions (W1751 to W1756) were created to capture the varied lighting throughout the day. Monet often made multiple copies of the same work of art, a process known as series painting. His series paintings originated in his early career when he and other impressionists became interested in en plein air and were inspired by the effects of changing light.
The Doge's Palace was done later in his career after he had already established his artistic style, however this work is considered less successful because of the scant time he spent in Venice and because he had to finish the series by memory later in Paris.[3]
Description and interpretationedit
The Doge's Palace is composed of oil on canvas and its dimensions are 25 3/4 x 36 1/2 inches.
This work depicts the Doge's Palace, an iconic landmark of Venice and the historic seat of government of the Republic of Venice, along with buildings of the Riva degli Schiavoni waterfront. The scene is viewed from the island of San Giorgio Maggiore across the Bacino di San Marco canal. Monet chose a viewpoint on the edge of the piazza in front of Palladio's famous abbey church (Abbazia diSan Giorgio Maggiore).
Later history and influenceedit
Although Monet spent little time in Venice, works that he started in Venice, such as The Doge's Palace, are some of his most highly regarded. These paintings capture his signature style and influence from the effervescent Venetian sunset. After this painting was exhibited in Paris in 1912 it went on to travel the world, and has found its permanent home at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, N.Y.
Similar paintings by Monetedit
Le Palais Ducal vu de Saint-Georges Majeur, Kunsthaus Zürich (W1751)
Le Palais Ducal vu de Saint-Georges Majeur, Sotheby's, 2016 (W1752)[4]
Le Palais ducal vu de Saint-Georges Majeur, private collection (W1753)
Le Palais ducal vu de Saint-Georges Majeur, private collection, Christie's, 1992 (W1754) [5]
The Doge's Palace Seen from San Giorgio Maggiore, Metropolitan Museum of Art (W1755)
Le Palais ducal vu de Saint-Georges Majeur, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (W1756)
^"The Palazzo Ducale, Seen from San Giorgio Maggiore".
^Cooper, Douglas (1970). "The Monets in the Metropolitan Museum". Metropolitan Museum Journal. 3: 281–305. doi:10.2307/1512608. JSTOR 1512608. S2CID 193064804.
^"(#23) Claude Monet". Sothebys.com. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
^"sale lot 47, 11 Nov 1992 : "Le Palais ducal vu de Saint-Georges Majeur"". Christie's.
May 08, 2024
doge, palace, seen, from, giorgio, maggiore, claude, monet, doge, palace, seen, from, giorgio, maggiore, french, palais, ducal, saint, georges, majeur, 1908, painting, claude, monet, that, resides, collection, metropolitan, museum, painting, catalogued, w1755,. The Doge s Palace Seen from San Giorgio Maggiore in French Le Palais Ducal vu de Saint Georges Majeur is a 1908 painting by Claude Monet that resides in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1 The painting catalogued W1755 in the Wildenstein catalogue raisonne is one of a series of six versions of this scene painted by Monet in 1908 Other versions are held by the Kunsthaus Zurich and the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum 2 The Doge s Palace Seen from San Giorgio MaggioreArtistClaude Monet Year1908Mediumoil paint canvasDimensions65 4 cm 25 7 in 92 7 cm 36 5 in LocationMetropolitan Museum of ArtAccession No 59 188 1 IdentifiersThe Met object ID 437129 edit on Wikidata Contents 1 Early history and creation 2 Description and interpretation 3 Later history and influence 4 Similar paintings by Monet 5 See also 6 ReferencesEarly history and creation editMonet created this work during his visit to Venice in late 1908 He returned to his home in France with many paintings incomplete and he took a few years to prepare 29 works for exhibition In 1912 he held a successful show Claude Monet Venise at the gallery Bernheim Jeune in Paris 1 Six versions W1751 to W1756 were created to capture the varied lighting throughout the day Monet often made multiple copies of the same work of art a process known as series painting His series paintings originated in his early career when he and other impressionists became interested in en plein air and were inspired by the effects of changing light The Doge s Palace was done later in his career after he had already established his artistic style however this work is considered less successful because of the scant time he spent in Venice and because he had to finish the series by memory later in Paris 3 Description and interpretation editThe Doge s Palace is composed of oil on canvas and its dimensions are 25 3 4 x 36 1 2 inches This work depicts the Doge s Palace an iconic landmark of Venice and the historic seat of government of the Republic of Venice along with buildings of the Riva degli Schiavoni waterfront The scene is viewed from the island of San Giorgio Maggiore across the Bacino di San Marco canal Monet chose a viewpoint on the edge of the piazza in front of Palladio s famous abbey church Abbazia di San Giorgio Maggiore Later history and influence editAlthough Monet spent little time in Venice works that he started in Venice such as The Doge s Palace are some of his most highly regarded These paintings capture his signature style and influence from the effervescent Venetian sunset After this painting was exhibited in Paris in 1912 it went on to travel the world and has found its permanent home at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York N Y Similar paintings by Monet edit nbsp Le Palais Ducal vu de Saint Georges Majeur Kunsthaus Zurich W1751 nbsp Le Palais Ducal vu de Saint Georges Majeur Sotheby s 2016 W1752 4 nbsp Le Palais ducal vu de Saint Georges Majeur private collection W1753 nbsp Le Palais ducal vu de Saint Georges Majeur private collection Christie s 1992 W1754 5 nbsp The Doge s Palace Seen from San Giorgio Maggiore Metropolitan Museum of Art W1755 nbsp Le Palais ducal vu de Saint Georges Majeur Solomon R Guggenheim Museum W1756 nbsp Le Palais Ducal Hasso Plattner collection Museum Barberini W1770 See also editList of paintings by Claude Monet History of the Doge s Palace in VeniceReferences edit a b The Doge s Palace Seen from San Giorgio Maggiore Metropolitan Museum of Art Retrieved 3 October 2017 The Palazzo Ducale Seen from San Giorgio Maggiore Cooper Douglas 1970 The Monets in the Metropolitan Museum Metropolitan Museum Journal 3 281 305 doi 10 2307 1512608 JSTOR 1512608 S2CID 193064804 23 Claude Monet Sothebys com Retrieved 2024 03 23 sale lot 47 11 Nov 1992 Le Palais ducal vu de Saint Georges Majeur Christie s Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Doge 27s Palace Seen from San Giorgio Maggiore Claude Monet amp oldid 1219082418, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
