View of Venice

Jacopo de' Barbari

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a detailed black and white drawing of a cityscape, specifically a harbor scene in the style of an old engraving. The city of Venice is shown with numerous buildings, many with steep roofs and some featuring towers. The harbor contains several ships and boats of varying sizes. A muscular man with no clothes on is standing in the water on the left side, holding a long pole or spear, standing on a sea creature. In the lower right corner, a man's head is emerging from clouds. The entire scene is densely detailed, with many lines and shading used to create depth and texture. The title of the image is "View of Venice" and the artist is Jacopo de' Barbari.