Venice, Basin of San Marco with the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore – In the Manner of Francesco Guardi – Oil on canvas

Gorini, inspired by the great Venetian painter Francesco Guardi, portrays a view from the basin of San Marco and opposite the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, the twilight landscape, the groups of boatmen and gondoliers scrambling to row their boats to the quay of the square. On the blue sky, shaded by reddish clouds, the bulk of the church and convent of San Giorgio Maggiore stands out