Doorway, Venice
1884 · Etching on ivory paper · Image/plate: 18 × 17.6 cm (7 1/8 × 6 15/16 in.); Sheet: 26.4 × 26.3 cm (10 7/16 × 10 3/8 in.)
Pennell, Doorway, Venice, 1884. Etching on ivory paper.
The Art Institute of Chicago · Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson
How to look at a Pennell
- Find the lightest and darkest passage. Measure the distance between them. It is usually small.
- Count the repeated elements (windows, arches) and notice that no two are drawn identically.
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