The Grand Canal, Venice, above the Rialto bridge, by Michele Marieschi

An image of The Grand Canal, Venice, above the Rialto bridge. Marieschi, Michele (Italian, 1710-1743). Oil on canvas, height 62 cm, width 96.4 cm. Venetian School.

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The Grand Canal, Venice, above the Rialto bridge. Marieschi, Michele (Italian, 1710-1743). Oil on canvas, height 62 cm, width 96.4 cm. Venetian School.

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Accession Number: 190
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 661 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 133.67kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2016:03:24 11:14:15

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