Artwork
San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice
San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice is an oil painting by the Rococo painting artist Jacopo Marieschi. It dates from 1752 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
About this work
Technique & Style
Jacopo Marieschi executed the cityscape San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice in 1752 using oil paint applied to a canvas support.
Jacopo Marieschi executed the cityscape San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice in 1752 using oil paint applied to a canvas support. The work measures 58.5 cm in height and 95.5 cm in width. As a cityscape, the painting depicts the Venetian island of San Giorgio Maggiore, capturing the architectural subject within the artist's characteristic urban view. The piece remains part of the Alte Pinakothek collection within the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
History & Provenance
The painting depicting San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice was created by Jacopo Marieschi in 1752. Executed in oil on canvas, the work measures 58.5 cm in height and 95.5 cm in width. The piece is currently held within the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections, specifically located at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich.
The available records do not specify the original patron, commission details, or the intermediate ownership chain prior to its current institutional home.
Context
The painting San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, executed in oil paint in 1752 by Jacopo Marieschi, exemplifies the cityscape genre within Venetian topography. It is held in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, part of the Bavarian State Painting Collections, where its composition and use of light have been analyzed in relation to 18th-century Venetian vedute, situating it within the city's artistic tradition and broader European veduta practice.
Scholarly commentary emphasizes its significance within Marieschi's oeuvre and the evolution of cityscape painting in the century after Canaletto, highlighting its role in documenting Venice's architectural heritage.
Overview
Jacopo Marieschi’s 1752 oil canvas presents a panoramic view of Venice’s San Giorgio Maggiore island. Executed in the Rococo period, the work captures a bustling lagoon scene where the island’s distinctive church and a neighboring classical façade dominate the horizon.
Subject & Meaning
The composition juxtaposes the monumental, columned edifice on the left with the soaring bell tower of San Giorgio Maggiore on the right, framing a lively waterway teeming with gondolas, merchant vessels, and figures in motion. The tranquil sky and softened light suggest a harmonious balance between civic grandeur and everyday activity.
Artist & collection
Artist
Jacopo Marieschi (1711–1794) was a Venetian history painter. Formerly he was confused with the prominent vedute painter, Michele Marieschi, his close contemporary. He was also called Giacomo Marieschi. He painted…
