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Edinburgh Sculpture trail Launches Alongside National Gallery’s Guardi Highlight
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Edinburgh, Scotland – A new walking tour showcasing Edinburgh’s landscape sculptures has been unveiled, coinciding with the National Gallery, London’s selection of Francesco guardi’s “View of the Venetian Lagoon With the Tower of Malghera” as its weekly masterpiece. The sculpture trail highlights the city’s growing collection of outdoor art, while the Guardi painting offers a moment of serene contemplation.
Edinburgh’s Landscape Sculptures
Edinburgh boasts a notable number of landscape sculptures, offering a unique artistic experience integrated into the city’s surroundings. A recent article in The Guardian details a walking tour designed to explore these works.
Masterpiece of the Week: Francesco Guardi’s Venetian Scene
View of the Venetian lagoon With the Tower of Malghera by Francesco Guardi, probably 1770s
The National Gallery, London, has highlighted Guardi’s painting as a standout work. Created probably in the 1770s, the artwork depicts a tranquil scene of the Venetian Lagoon, featuring the Tower of Malghera. The painting is notable for its atmospheric light and the way it blends sky and water, characteristics that foreshadow the Impressionist movement, especially the work of Claude Monet. Beyond its initial placidity, the painting reveals subtle shifts in atmosphere, hinting at an approaching evening or even a storm, and a sense of dissolving solidity.
View the painting at the National Gallery, London
