The Fire at San Marcuola (recto); Roman Ruins (verso)
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Francesco Guardi
Artist bio: Italian, Venice 1712–1793 Venice
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1712–93
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk (recto); framing lines in pen and brown ink
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink at the left, top and bottom border in graphite at the right border (verso)
Dimensions: 12-5/16 x 17-13/16 in.  (31.2 x 45.2 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1937
Accession year: 1937
Tags: Buildings|Ruins|Fire|Crowd