Venice: The Dogana and San Giorgio Maggiore

J. M. W. Turner

1834 · Oil on canvas · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

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About this work

Artist: J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851)
Year: 1834
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 91.5 × 122 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Movement: Romanticism

The customs house of Venice at the Punta della Dogana stands at the right, and the church of San Giorgio Maggiore floats across the water in the pale light of the lagoon, with gondolas and working boats crowding the foreground. Turner painted it in 1834 for Henry McConnel, a Manchester cotton spinner and collector, and showed it at the Royal Academy that year. McConnel then commissioned a deliberate contrast, the industrial night scene Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight, and the pair hung together in his collection until he sold them in 1849. Venice, which Turner had visited in 1819 and again in 1833, became one of the great subjects of his last two decades. Both paintings came to the National Gallery of Art in Washington through the Widener Collection in 1942, where they again hang side by side.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A church floating across pale lagoon light with gondolas in the foreground, for a living room, bedroom or hallway at 16×24 or 24×36 in black or natural oak. Cream, pale blue or warm grey; it pairs with Keelmen Heaving in Coals for day and night.

Style: Exhibition poster of a Romanticism painting
Era: 19th century (1834)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: calm
Rooms: living room, dining room, dorm room, hallway or entryway
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

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

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; 12×18 and 16×24 and 24×36 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Produced in 2–4 business days, then shipped from the facility nearest you. Delivery is typically 3–6 business days (US/UK/EU) and 5–12 worldwide. 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 exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is Venice: The Dogana and San Giorgio Maggiore in the public domain?

Yes. J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851) 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 National Gallery of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Venice: The Dogana and San Giorgio Maggiore painted, and in what medium?

Venice: The Dogana and San Giorgio Maggiore dates from 1834 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 91.5 × 122 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of J. M. W. Turner's Venice: The Dogana and San Giorgio Maggiore — the Dogana and San Giorgio Maggiore across the shimmering Bacino, gondolas drifting in a pearl-white Venetian light — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. Light, Storm and Sea: The English Romantic, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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