View of Venice with the church of S. Pietro di Castello, George Clarkson Stanfield (London 1828 - 1878)
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George Clarkson Stanfield (London 1828 - 1878) Venice, view with the church of S. Pietro di Castello oil on canvas, 61.5 x 107 cm Signed and dated 1873 The work in question depicts a view from the wide canal that separates the the island of San Pietro di Castello from the city of Venice; the basilica of the same name that can be glimpsed in the background is recognizable by the characteristic crescent-shaped windows that open into the walls of the side aisles, the circular apses, the Byzantine-style dome reminiscent of the smaller ones of Santa Sofia in Constantinople and the bell tower, the work of Mauro Codussi. San Pietro di Castello is an islet located at the eastern end of Piazza San Marco and included