Church of the Frari, Venice from Campiello San Rocco1854 Accession number: 1927P345 Watercolour over pencil on paper. Width: 187 mm Height: 272 mm InformationBoyce trained as an architect before deciding to become a painter after two encounters with the artist David Cox (1783-1859). Although he made only one trip to Venice he appears to have been captivated by the city's architecture and the quality of the light. In this watercolour he chooses an unusual viewpoint to depict the Church of the Frari, capturing the atmosphere of Venice's many small, sunlit courtyards in the process. It seems likely that he visited Venice at the suggestion of John Ruskin (1819-1900) George Price Boyce's work is characterised by an ability to unite architecture and landscape together in surprising ways. This unconventional view gives little idea of the large scale of the Church of the Frari.
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