Francesco Tironi
1745-1797
The Meeting of Pope Pius VI and the Doge on the Island of S. Giorgio in Alga
13 3/8 x 18 5/8 inches (340 x 475 mm)
Pen and brown ink and wash, black ink and wash, with lead white opaque watercolor, on laid paper.
IV, 141c
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
An imitator of Canaletto, Tironi catered to the sizable eighteenth-century market for views of his native city. This drawing records the visit of Pope Pius VI to Venice; upon his arrival he was greeted by Doge Paolo Renier in a ceremony on the small island of San Giorgio in Alga. The pope's visit took place in 1782 and is also the subject of a painting by Tironi's more famous contemporary Francesco Guardi. --Exhibition Label, from "Tiepolo, Guardi, and Their World: Eighteenth-Century Venetian Drawings"
Formerly attributed to Canaletto, 1697-1768.
Formerly attributed to Canaletto, 1697-1768.
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Fleur-de-lis in shield, surmounted by crown, (Strasbourg lily).
Associated names
Canaletto, 1697-1768, Formerly attributed to.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Bibliography
Stampfle, Felice, and Jacob Bean. Drawings from New York collections. III: The eighteenth century in Italy. New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1971, no. 298, repr.
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