Der Canal Grande mit San Simeone Piccolo

Venice: The Grand Canal with S. Simeone Piccolo

The domed building on the left is the church of San Simeone Piccolo; further up is Santa Croce. The canal recedes to a vanishing point off-centre, giving the painting its striking perspective. Beneath an expansive sky, Venice's architectural sights are picked out in precise detail. Such scenes of the city's everyday activity were very popular with English tourists.