Antique Painting The Parlour Of The Nuns Of San Zaccaria '800 Copy

Oil on canvas.
The original painting, created by Francesco Guardi in 1746 and donated to the Venetian Civic Museums in 1830 from the collection of Abbot Teodoro Correr, has been on display at Ca’ Rezzonico since 1936.
The painting is an “interior view” in which the artist depicts, with care and a light touch, the visitors’ hall of the Monastery of San Zaccaria. The daughters of Venice’s most prominent families were taken into the convent as nuns: in the parlor, relatives and friends could speak with the nuns, and on the occasion of these gatherings, puppet shows were also organized for the children, as seen on the right.
Guardi’s work is characterized by its depiction of all the familiar elements of 18th-century Venice, with its gallant and worldly atmosphere that even permeated the convents.
The copy presented here is quite faithful to the original, although a portion on the right, behind the puppet theater, is missing.
Having already undergone restoration and relining in the past, the painting currently requires cleaning.
It is presented in a period-style frame.
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