Venetian Gondola 

"Venetian Gondola" is a painting by Antonietta Brandeis, a well-known artist born in 1848. The painting depicts a traditional Venetian gondola with an ornate canopy, gliding through the calm waters. It's a captivating depiction of a romanticized moment in the life of Venice, the "City of Canals," featuring a gondolier in the rear, steering the gondola. The serene water and the couple inside the gondola suggest a leisurely, perhaps romantic, journey. Brandeis, known for her detailed realism, captures the beauty of Venetian waterways and the iconic gondola, a vessel central to the city's identity.