Views of Venice Boxed Notecards

$26.95 at de Young Museum.

With its fragile beauty and atmospheric interplay between land and sea, Venice had a profound impact on artists, becoming a site of both formal experimentation and creative renewal. Many painters—including Canaletto, Bellotto, Moran, and others featured in this boxed notecard set—were drawn to the city’s unique character. The varied views of Venice captured in these works range from studies of architecture and romantic atmospherics to glimpses of shimmering canals and humble doorways, all of which contribute…