Palazzo da Mula, Venice
Painted almost entirely in tones of topaz, lapis, and sky blue, the façade of a building abutting a waterway fills this horizontal painting. Brushstrokes are visible throughout and they blend to make the scene appear hazy. The top two-thirds of this painting shows the front of a building with two stories of rows of pointed, arched windows. Two long, low boats, gondolas, are pulled up side-by-side to one of the arched openings at the water level of the canal, to our right. A few touches of amethyst purple and mauve pink delineate some of the architectural features and shadows amid a field of denim and pale blue. The water below is painted with short, horizontal strokes to create a shimmering effect. The building’s reflection is captured with touches of emerald and cool green against the blue water. The artist signed and dated the work with cobalt-blue paint in the lower left: “Claude Monet 1908.”
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Details
- Artist
- Claude Monet
- Date
- 1908
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 61.4 x 80.5 cm (24 3/16 x 31 11/16 in.) framed: 86.3 x 105.4 x 10.7 cm (34 x 41 1/2 x 4 3/16 in.)
- Department
- CF
- Holding institution
- National Gallery of Art
- Palette
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- Image provider
- national-gallery-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Chester Dale Collection
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Landscapes and Waterscapes Both · 99%
The catalog describes a building beside a waterway, gondolas, and a reflected façade; these features are clearly visible in the image.
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Cityscapes and City Scenes Both · 95%
A substantial architectural façade occupies the upper portion of the composition, and the title identifies it as the Palazzo da Mula in Venice.
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Modes of Transportation Both · 99%
Two long, low gondolas are visible beside the canal, consistent with the catalog description.
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Reflections Visual · 94%
The canal and façade are rendered through horizontally layered, broken marks that produce visible reflected forms in the water.
Styles and Movements
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Impressionism Interpretive · 88%
The visible atmospheric color handling, softened contours, and broken brushwork support an Impressionist classification, although the supplied catalog does not list a style.
Visual Qualities
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Blurred Visual · 97%
The building, boats, and reflections have softened contours and appear veiled by blended, hazy paint.
Medium and Techniques
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Oil Painting Metadata · 100%
The National Gallery of Art catalogs the work as oil on canvas.
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Large Brushstrokes/Loose Brushwork Both · 98%
The surface contains abundant visible, loose brushstrokes, particularly short horizontal strokes across the water; the catalog also specifically notes visible brushstrokes throughout.
Time Periods
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1900 - 1917 Art Metadata · 100%
The work is dated 1908, placing it within the catalog’s 1900–1917 period category.
Source & rights
Claude Monet. Palazzo da Mula, Venice. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington.
High-resolution sources
- IIIF image service ↗ 17,104 × 12,985 · National Gallery Of Art · Available