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Sunday, November 4, 2018

G O N D O L A S . . . by different artists

a Marjorie Taylor blue mosaic of a gondola in Venice
a Marjorie Taylor mosaic
       
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a William Russell Flint watercolor of Venice
a William Russell Flint watercolor
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a poster illustration of Venice and a gondola with felze
the gondola is a traditional Venetian rowing boat,  narrower than a canoe,  with a
gondolier to captain it ... this one has a small cabin called a 'felze'
       
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a Walter Molino illustration, accident in a gondola on a film set
a Walter Molino illustration
       
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a John Taylor Arms detail of gondolas in Venice
John Taylor Arms ...
there were eight to ten thousand gondolas in Venice
during the 1600s & 1700s       see full size
       
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a Maurice Prendergast watercolor of gondolas with tendalin in Venice
a Maurice Prendergast watercolor       see full size
Wikipedia:  "The banana-shaped modern gondola was developed only
in the 19th century by the boat-builder Tramontin ... The construction
of the gondola continued to evolve until the mid-20th century,  when
the city government prohibited any further modifications."   
Those above have day-awnings,  known as the 'tendalin'
      
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1893 Chicago World's Fair gondolas, an illustration
gondolas at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair       see full size

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gondolas at the the Chicago Worlds Fair fountaingondola boarding at the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair

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an Andre Castaigne illustration of a gondola at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair
an Andre Castaigne illustration,  1893 Chicago World's Fair     see full size

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the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair fountain and gondolas
later in Chicago,  the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair also used gondolas
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a 1904 St. Louis World's Fair gondola photograph
1904 St Louis World's Fair
         
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a Moebius gondola in color 1980
Moebius,  1980
     
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        A.M. Cassandre gondola in Venicean A.M. Cassandre illustration of a gondolier shows that gondolas are paddled,  never poled

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a Dean Cornwell illustration of Venice gondolas at night
a Dean Cornwell illustration       see full size
       
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Ernest Born 1947? sketch of Venice
Ernest Born,  1947?       see full size
       
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a Willem Witsen watercolor painting of Venice, 1914?
Willem Witsen,  1914?       see full size
       
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a Mario de Maria 1918 painting of Venice at night
Mario de Maria,  1918
         
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a Walter Spradbery poster Ascot Sunday
a Walter Spradbery poster,  England
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the Franco-British Exhibition of 1908: a pedaling gondolier, a photograph
a pedaling gondolier at the Franco-British Exhibition of 1908
       
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a Miroslav Sasek 1960s children's illustration of Venice at night with a gondola
a Miroslav Sasek children's book illustration detail,  1960s
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a James Abbott McNeill Whistler painting of a burning gondola at night in Venice
a James Abbott McNeill Whistler painting
       
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1891 theater with gondolas at night, a color illustration
1891       see full size
       
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Jim Woodring gondola
Jim Woodring       see full size
       
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a Claude Monet color sketch of a blue gondola in Venice
a Claude Monet color sketch
       
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Buffalo Bill and the first American Indians that have visited Venice 1893? a photograph with a gondola
"Buffalo Bill and the first American Indians that have visited Venice"  1893?
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a Bob Peak illustration of historic Venice ay sunset
a Bob Peak illustration       see full size
       
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a White City 1905 amusement ride, Flying Air Ships, an advertisement mentioning Sir Hyram Maxim
a 1905 amusement ride
       
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an Édouard Manet painting od a gondola in Venice with blue stripes
an Édouard Manet painting       see full size
      
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Vittorio Grassi poster
a Vittorio Grassi poster