View of Venice (Canal Grande)

Schöfft’s period in Rome and Venice indicates the date of View of "Venice (Canal Grande)" and its companion piece "View of Venice (Palazzo Grassi)" during this time or shortly after. His concern is to capture specific ambiences, showing the Venetian architecture on the Canal Grande by day and by night.
Through the clouds on the right-hand side, the rays of the morning sun illuminate the "Canal Grande", framed by palazzi, with the Rialto bridge in the distance. Rising on the skyline are the tower of San Bartolomeo and the dome of Santa Maria Formosa. On the left, the Palazzo Balbi dominates the view, with the Palazzo Papadopoli distinguishable in the far distance. On the right are sailing ships in front of the Palazzo delle Figure, its balcony shaded by a curtain.

Ducke Astrid: August Theodor Schöfft, View of Venice (Canal Grande), in: Ducke Astrid, Habersatter Thomas (Hrsg./Edi.): von | from 0 auf | to 100. Residenzgalerie Salzburg 1923-2023. Salzburg 2023, S./p. 326-327