72 - Francesco Zanin (Nove 1824 – Venice 1884)

Francesco Zanin (Nove 1824 – Venice 1884) The Doge’s Procession on the Feast of Corpus Christi Oil on canvas 43.5 x 60 cm This work is accompanied by an expert report by Dr. Federica Spadotto, available via email. He attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice under the guidance of Federico Moja. Given his exceptional talent and likely limited financial means, he began producing copies of Canaletto’s works. This brought him both commercial success abroad and harsh criticism from local critics, who objected to the lack of creative effort and the lack of chromatic vibrancy in his works. As his career progressed, he attempted to develop his own style, offering a 19th-century, Romantic interpretation of Canaletto’s legacy, at times drawing inspiration from Ippolito Caffi’s Venetian night scenes. Rediscovered in the 20th century, his art has now been reevaluated and understood; he, along with others (Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, Vincenzo Chilone, Giovanni Migliara, the Grubacs, and the aforementioned Ippolito Caffi), is considered one of the finest and most authentic expressions of 19th-century Venetian landscape painting. Francesco Zanin (Nove 1824 – Venice 1884) The Doge’s Procession on the Feast of Corpus Christi Oil on canvas 43.5 × 60 cm The painting is accompanied by an expert report by Dr. Federica Spadotto, available by email upon request.