Canaletto at NGA

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2TgSnfJtRnCmJCaKUwwEyVghh5ezq_lNDgSSLpEjRKNgVvpk2x3W2Q98i4TFiEvRMNY33yE0AIluS59zMkB_jp9b3Jppe_XW6fvIw-3YLaLE_T7JSOy0d1lynJBSNWUuAXQ6p7oEpW0/s1600/gondola.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590615706750536322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2TgSnfJtRnCmJCaKUwwEyVghh5ezq_lNDgSSLpEjRKNgVvpk2x3W2Q98i4TFiEvRMNY33yE0AIluS59zMkB_jp9b3Jppe_XW6fvIw-3YLaLE_T7JSOy0d1lynJBSNWUuAXQ6p7oEpW0/s400/gondola.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Have weekend plans here in DC? Why not stop by the National Gallery of Art to see the current show entitled <a href="http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/veniceinfo.shtm"><em>Venice: Canaletto and his rivals.</em></a> Canaletto seems to be in the air here in DC, with numerous galleries and antique shops throughout Georgetown showcasing paintings in similar style. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590615701160854290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-wIl5GEcv4aRUsdq_IoQ0cVt4Sp9DSR8gDurRK_6tHjnq49cDKx9AXJVOQmjwxSFnKuuj0JGablUXfC9Rb6oBQ7rO-rKxIlMJOl0YH-Gw2sSWSLPmJZdK5TI1u3oXMGYnZIM0Vm47oQ/s400/canaletto.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 255px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />At the entrance to the exhibit is an original 19th century gondola that was purchased by the artist Thomas Moran and brought to his house on Long Island.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590615699149347074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wzzGmyHEoiqkQSox9YU56qOAKo8JQKuG8s5qj3iOptyxsjOcKM-mSJq-e-fV02E2Ml1oWefaAIjgxILtW7yNGHr4Ewor488xvC20yQjpaCyOSv4Y5oq3IBm_7UAnzPjVOfMwCyi8GTc/s400/venice.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />The timing seems ideal as I'm currently obsessed with the Venetian fantasy that is Vizcaya. You'll find me at <a href="http://www.nga.gov/">NGA</a> on Saturday! <br /><div><em>Photos taken with my camera phone a few weeks prior to help me to remember to visit the exhibit!</em></div>

Canaletto at NGA

Have weekend plans here in DC? Why not stop by the National Gallery of Art to see the current show entitled Venice: Canaletto and his rival...

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