San Giorgio Maggiore (Saint-Georges majeur), painted by Claude Monet in 1908, looks across the Venetian lagoon toward the island church of San Giorgio Maggiore, its campanile and dome dissolving into a haze of lavender, rose and pale blue while slender gondolas glide over the still water. Monet subordinates architectural detail to pure atmosphere, weaving building, sky and lagoon into a single shimmering veil of pastel color. The canvas belongs to the celebrated series from his only visit to Venice in the autumn of 1908, a late triumph in the painter’s lifelong pursuit of light.
Artist: Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926). Date: 1908.
San Giorgio Maggiore (Saint-Georges majeur), 1908 by Claude Monet. Venetian Lagoon Wall Art Canvas Print.