Palazzo da Mula, Venice
1908
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 61.4 x 80.5 cm (24 3/16 x 31 11/16 in.) framed: 86.3 x 105.4 x 10.7 cm (34 x 41 1/2 x 4 3/16 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CF
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Chester Dale Collection
Accession Number
1963.10.182
Art Historical Context
Claude Monet's *Palazzo da Mula, Venice* (1908) captures the shimmering beauty of Venice's Grand Canal during the artist's brief but inspired visit to the city at age 68. This oil on canvas, measuring 61.4 x 80.5 cm, depicts the elegant Gothic facade of the Palazzo da M, bathed in the soft, diffused light of a Venetian afternoon. Monet, a founder of Impressionism, traveled there with his wife Alice, producing over 30 works that emphasize fleeting atmospheric effects over precise architectural detail—a hallmark of his mature style. In this painting, Monet's loose brushwork and vibrant color pa...
About the Artist
Claude Monet · 1840–1926
Claude Monet, born Oscar-Claude Monet on November 14, 1840, in Paris and raised in Le Havre, Normandy, began his artistic journey as a successful teenage caricaturist. His formal training started at the Le Havre secondary school of the arts in 1851, where he received his first drawing lessons from Jacques-François Ochard. Around 1858, he met Eugène Boudin, who became his pivotal mentor, introducin...