Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS 5D Mark II digital slr-2010.

Venetian Filigree

Artist John Taylor Arms (American, 1887 - 1953)

CultureAmerican

Date1931

MediumEtching

DimensionsOverall, Plate: 10 1/8 x 11 in. (25.7 x 27.9 cm)
Overall: 15 7/8 x 16 in. (40.4 x 40.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 x 22 in. (40.6 x 55.9 cm)

InscribedSigned at right: "John Taylor Arms - 1931" in margin. In margin at left: "Private Collection 'e'". Title near bottom edge of paper at left. Stamped: "Collection John Taylor Arms".

PortfolioNo. 20 of the "Italian Series". Etching #193; Pl. #237.

Credit LineGift of Mrs. John Taylor Arms

Object number54.51.123

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DescriptionEtching on heavy handmade paper. Depicts a Venetian building, with part reflecting in the water.

Label TextVenetian Filigree, 1931 Etching Bequest of Dorothy Noyes Arms 54.51.123 The subject here is Ca' d'Oro (The Golden House), a masterpiece of Venetian Gothic architecture. Exhibition HistoryExhibited Gallery H, Dec. 1958. "An Eye for Architecture: the Etchings of John Taylor Arms," Kaufman Theatre Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, November 3, 2010 - July 24, 2011.