S.S. Apostoli, Venice

About this work

This black-and-white print shows a busy square with a tall clock tower in the center. People walk on steps and a bridge, while a gondola waits at the water’s edge. Buildings with arched windows and domed roofs line the scene, and smoke rises from a chimney. The artist used fine lines to capture every detail, from the railing patterns to the folds in people’s clothes. This is an etching, which means the design was scratched into a metal plate before being printed. Check out the technique: etching to see how artists create prints like this.