The Island of Anconetta (recto); Two Feet Wearing Pointed Shoes (verso) — Francesco Guardi. The Island of Anconetta (recto); Two Feet Wearing Pointed Shoes (verso), 1712–93. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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The Island of Anconetta (recto); Two Feet Wearing Pointed Shoes (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 with brown and gray wash, over red chalk (recto); at upper border appear two feet wearing pointed shoes, pricked for transfer and executed in brush and brown, blue, and yellow wash (verso)
Dimensions: 4 9/16 x 11 5/16in. (11.6 x 28.8cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1937
Accession no.: 37.165.84

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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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