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In the 1890s Sheppard visited Venice and painted a group of Venetian scenes. Recording the architecture along the Grand Canal, he painted many private villas, showcasing the Islamic influences on the architecture within the city. Such Venetian views along the Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas are memorable for their light color palette and for the intimate recording of activity along these bustling waterways.
This scene is illustrative of the type of scenes which captivated the interest of Sheppard as an artist and as an avid traveler, recording the daily lives of the local Venetians. Sheppard employs a somewhat delicate color palette which serves to highlight the romanticized atmosphere surrounding Venice often referred to as “La Serenissima,” the most serene.
Artist
Warren Sheppard
(American, 1858 - 1937)
Morning in Venice
Datec. 1890
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsFramed: 25 1/2 × 31 1/2 × 5 in. (64.8 × 80 × 12.7 cm)
Sight: 13 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (34.3 × 49.5 cm)
Object numberN0006.2022
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Museum Purchase.
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextWarren Sheppard lived most of his life in the New York and New Jersey area, spending summers in New Hampshire, painting seascapes off the Isles of Shoals. He learned the art of marine painting under the Dutch Maritime artist Mauritz Frederick Hendrick de Haas (1832-1895), who had moved to New York in 1858. In the 1890s Sheppard visited Venice and painted a group of Venetian scenes. Recording the architecture along the Grand Canal, he painted many private villas, showcasing the Islamic influences on the architecture within the city. Such Venetian views along the Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas are memorable for their light color palette and for the intimate recording of activity along these bustling waterways.
This scene is illustrative of the type of scenes which captivated the interest of Sheppard as an artist and as an avid traveler, recording the daily lives of the local Venetians. Sheppard employs a somewhat delicate color palette which serves to highlight the romanticized atmosphere surrounding Venice often referred to as “La Serenissima,” the most serene.
On View
On viewc. 1908
c. 1885-1887
c. 1910
