Piazza di San Marco

Maurice Prendergast

c. 1898–1899 · Watercolour and graphite on off-white wove paper · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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Piazza di San Marco

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About this work

Artist: Maurice Prendergast (1858–1924)
Year: c. 1898–1899
Medium: Watercolour and graphite on off-white wove paper
Original size: 42.4 × 39.1 cm
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Movement: Post-Impressionism

Three tall red flagstaffs with Italian flags rise in front of St Mark's in Venice, with crowds and pigeons in the square and the Doge's Palace and the lagoon beyond. Prendergast painted it in watercolour during his stay in Venice in 1898–99, cutting the flagpoles off at the top of the sheet like a Japanese print. It is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A bright Venetian watercolour in red, green and cream for a hallway, study or living room in a thin black frame. It suits white walls and pairs with Sargent's Venetian Canal.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Post-Impressionism painting
Era: 19th century (c. 1898–1899)
Orientation: Portrait
Mood: classic
Rooms: living room, hallway or entryway, study or library, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — dark wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or dark wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Piazza di San Marco in the public domain?

Yes. Maurice Prendergast (1858–1924) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18 and 16×24 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or dark wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Piazza di San Marco painted, and in what medium?

Piazza di San Marco dates from c. 1898–1899 and was made in watercolour and graphite on off-white wove paper; the original measures 42.4 × 39.1 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 16×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 12×18 suits a narrower wall or a pair.

About this design

Piazza di San Marco (Maurice Prendergast) — Piazza di San Marco · Maurice Prendergast · c. 1898–1899. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or dark wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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Arrives perfect or we reprint it — free. Every piece is made to order; if it shows up damaged or flawed we remake it, no return needed.

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