De campanile van S. Giovanni e Paolo met aangrenzende hoge huizen en vergezicht 1788 - 1839

Hendrik Voogd created this pencil drawing titled 'De campanile van S. Giovanni e Paolo met aangrenzende hoge huizen en vergezicht' which translates to 'The campanile of S. Giovanni e Paolo with adjacent high houses and view'. Voogd, a Dutch artist working in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, was part of a generation of Northern European artists drawn to the Mediterranean. This drawing, depicting a Venetian cityscape, reflects the cultural fascination with Italy as a site of historical and artistic significance. The artist's choice to capture the scene in a sketch-like manner evokes the experience of travel and discovery. Voogd focuses on architectural forms, emphasizing the height and grandeur of the bell tower but it also reveals the everyday lives of the people who inhabit these spaces. We are invited to consider the intersection of public and private life, and to reflect on how urban environments shape individual experiences and collective memory.