Fantastic Landscape 1760 - 1770

Francesco Guardi's "Fantastic Landscape" (1760-1770) is an oil painting that exemplifies the artist's mastery of the *capriccio* genre, characterized by imaginative and fantastical landscapes. The scene showcases a picturesque river, its banks lined with ruins and trees, against a backdrop of a hazy blue sky. The crumbling structures and the gentle figures on the river in a boat, add to the tranquil and atmospheric feel of the piece, inviting viewers to imagine a world of dreams.