Santa Maria della Salute
Francesco Guardi, c. 1770
Salute's dome over the Bacino. Guardi's Venice in open daylight — not another San Marco.
About this work
Santa Maria della Salute is an oil painted around 1770 by Francesco Guardi, now in the National Gallery of Art in Washington. The domed church rises across the water at the mouth of the Grand Canal, with gondolas, sailing boats and small figures scattered across the lagoon in the foreground. The Salute was Venice's thank-offering for deliverance from the devastating plague of 1630. The Republic vowed to build a church to Our Lady of Health, chose a Baroque design by Baldassare Longhena, began construction in 1631 and finished in 1681; its dome became one of the landmarks of the Venetian skyline. Guardi, born in Venice in 1712, worked for years with his brother Gian Antonio, mostly on religious pictures, and turned to views of the city after his brother's death in 1760. His early vedute show the influence of Canaletto, but he moved toward the looser style seen here, with quick, spirited brushwork and freely treated architecture. The small canvas, 32.4 by 52.7 cm, passed through the Paris dealer Théodore Bonjean and Knoedler in New York before William A. Clark bought it in 1922. He bequeathed it to the Corcoran Gallery of Art in 1926, and it came to the National Gallery in 2015.
Sources: National Gallery of Art: Santa Maria della Salute (2015.19.29) · Wikipedia: Santa Maria della Salute · Wikipedia: Francesco Guardi
Print facts
- Native resolution
- 12,251 × 7,372 px
- Sharp at 150 ppi up to
- 81 × 49 in
- Sizes
- Small (20 × 12 in) · $100 · 613 ppi
Medium (24 × 14 in) · $150 · 510 ppi
Large (36 × 22 in) · $300 · 335 ppi - Price includes
- Frame and US shipping · 14–21 days · 30-day returns
FAQ
Where can I buy a framed print of Santa Maria della Salute?
Here. Santa Maria della Salute is available as a framed print in three sizes: Small (20 × 12 in) for $100, Medium (24 × 14 in) for $150 and Large (36 × 22 in) for $300. Prices include the frame and US shipping; delivery takes 14–21 days, with 30-day returns.
What size works best for Santa Maria della Salute?
The file is 12,251 × 7,372 px, so every size is sharp: even Large (36 × 22 in) prints at 335 ppi. Choose Large (36 × 22 in) for a large wall; Small (20 × 12 in) suits a narrower space.
Is it legal to print Santa Maria della Salute?
Yes. Santa Maria della Salute is in the public domain: its copyright, if it ever had one, expired long ago. In the United States a faithful photograph of a public-domain painting does not create a new copyright (Bridgeman v. Corel, 1999), so the image can be printed and sold freely.
