Venice, Palazzo Dario (1908): Artwork and History

Venice, Palazzo Dario (1908) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926).

The work and its context

The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:

Claude Monet was reluctant to visit and paint Venice due to the proliferation of images of the city on the art market. When he was finally persuaded to travel there in 1908, however, he found himself inspired by the colors and atmosphere. Although he still worried about producing only trite “souvenir” images of the city, his handling of paint and color here shows his unique perspective on the well-known Palazzo Dario: he depicted the square’s sturdy marble buildings in the same way as the water, subtly dissolving the forms as if they are floating in the Venetian haze.

Object facts

• Title: Venice, Palazzo Dario
• Date: 1908
• Artist attribution: Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)
• Place of origin: France
• Medium: Oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 66.2 × 81.8 cm (26 1/16 × 32 3/16 in.); Framed: 79.7 × 94 × 6.1 cm (31 3/8 × 37 × 2 3/8 in.)
• Type: Painting
• Department: Painting and Sculpture of Europe
• Reference number: 1933.446

Collection credit

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Larned Coburn Memorial Collection

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