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View of Venice [lower center block]

Jacopo de' Barbari

1500

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Renaissance Renaissance Cityscape

Dominant colour

View of Venice [lower center block] is a 1500 ink by Jacopo de' Barbari, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Jacopo de' Barbari
When & what style?: 1500 · Renaissance
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This picture shows Venice as a busy mix of water and buildings. Ships fill the canals, some with tall masts, others smaller. In the middle, a man with a beard stands in a boat, holding a pole. The city has towers, bridges, and tight streets packed together. The water looks choppy, with waves and a few fish swimming near the bottom. The artist used a method called woodcut, where they carved the image into wood and then printed it. This made many copies of the same view. Next, look up the technique: woodcut to see how it works.