Venice—Study for Bowdoin College Mural
Date1893
Artist
Kenyon Cox
(American painter, 1856–1919)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions19 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (49.5 × 39.4 cm)
frame: 25 3/4 x 21 3/4 in. (65.4 x 55.2 cm)
frame: 25 3/4 x 21 3/4 in. (65.4 x 55.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1975
Object number1975-34
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextIn 1893 the artist Kenyon Cox was commissioned to paint one of four murals for the Walker Arts Building at Bowdoin College in Maine. His theme was Venice, and in this preparatory sketch for the mural, he represented Venice as an enthroned woman.
