About this artwork
Cadell’s paintings of Venice are modest in size. This allowed him to paint directly, in the open air. Cadell used fluid brushstrokes of white paint with touches of vibrant colour to capture the shimmering reflections of Mediterranean sun. Depicted is the gleaming façade of the church of the Santa Maria del Rosario, more commonly known as I Gesuati. It is located only a short distance from the Calcina Hotel on the Zattere.
Updated July 2022
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artist:Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell (1883 - 1937) Scottish
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title:On the Canal, Venice
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date created:1910
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materials:Oil on board
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measurements:Framed: 63.00 x 55.50 x 7.60 cm
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credit line:Presented in 2014 in honour of Sir Patrick Ford (1880-1945), who supported Cadell’s visit to Venice in 1910.
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accession number:GMA 5518
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
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Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell
Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell
Cadell studied in Paris and lived in Munich before settling in his native Edinburgh around 1909. Cadell's pre-war work is influenced by the Impressionists. From around 1920, his work became brighter and bolder. Shadows were suppressed to such an extent that the paintings of this period are...