Carlo Grubacs, Italian 1802-1878- Santa Maria della Salute, Venice; oil on panel, signed (lower left), 24 x 13.5 cm. Provenance: With Cooling Galleries, London.; Private Collection, UK. Note: Santa Maria della Salute was built in 1631 to commemorate the end of the plague that killed so many of the Venetian population, and was dedicated to Our Lady of Health, ‘Salute’. It is located at the entrance of the Grand Canal, where it opens into the San Marco Basin, and its central dome is visible from all over Venice, now emblematic to the city’s skyline. The present work is painted from the Grand Canal, with the Church’s main portal to the right of the panel. Grubacs has clearly placed emphasis on the architectural and exterior detail of the Church, and has masterly conveyed a sense of the Venetian light, so individual to the city, in the reflections of the basilica’s white marble façade in the rippling water. Please refer to department for condition report