The Grand Canal above the Rialto (recto); A Priest Celebrating Mass and Saint Vincent Ferrer Preaching (verso) — Francesco Guardi. The Grand Canal above the Rialto (recto); A Priest Celebrating Mass and Saint Vincent Ferrer Preaching (verso), 1712–93. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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The Grand Canal above the Rialto (recto); A Priest Celebrating Mass and Saint Vincent Ferrer Preaching (verso)

by Francesco Guardi

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Artist: Francesco Guardi (Italian, Venice 1712–1793 Venice)
Date: 1712–93
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk (recto); red chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash (verso)
Dimensions: 16 x 28-7/16 in. (40.6 x 72.3 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1912
Accession no.: 12.56.14

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Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

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