Views: The Prison, Venice

About this work

This drawing shows a busy square in Venice with a tall, dark building in the center. People in old-fashioned clothes walk around, some standing in groups, others near a covered bridge. The buildings have lots of windows and arched doorways, and the water in the foreground looks choppy. Notice how the artist used light and shadow to make the buildings look three-dimensional. The lines are precise, almost like a sketch, but the details make it feel real. If you like this, look up The Cleveland Museum of Art to see more works like this.