Hello and good day! I thought we would visit Italy again. This time we are going to Venice. The bridge of Sighs, or the Ponte dei Sospiri, was built in the late 16th century. The bridge is how prisoners were taken from their "trial", or examination as they referred to it, in the Doges Palace, to their more than likely final place of habitation. The prison or prigoni as it is called in Italian. As the prisoner was taken to his cell, or execution, his last sight of, Venice, was through the filagreed windows built in to the walls of the bridge. This famous bridge is probably one of the most photographed and painted sight in the ancient city. I'm just one more in a long line of artists to try and capture it in paint. I REALLY misjudged how difficult this image was going to be to paint on such a small surface! One more lesson learned, for me anyway! Hope you are having a fabulous day...ciao.
Marianna M. Duford
...an artist with wanderlust.
"Soliloquy"
8x16 studio oil
$625 framed