The Doge Crowned on the Scala dei Giganti of the Ducal Palace

Giovanni Battista Brustolon after Canaletto

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of an architectural scene. The image depicts a detailed façade of a multi-storey building with many windows, columns, and decorative motifs. In the center, there is a staircase with statues leading up to a balcony where figures can be seen. In the courtyard below, figures are gathered around the stairs. The line work emphasizes the texture and ornamentation of the architecture. The composition directs the viewer's eye from the figures below up to the building's exterior.