View of Venice: The Piazzetta Seen from the Riva degli Schiavoni
painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Norton Simon Museum
View of Venice: The Piazzetta Seen from the Riva degli Schiavoni is an oil-on-canvas painting of Venice executed c. 1835–1845 by French artist Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. The painting is at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, but as at 2026 not on display.
The painting depicts the Piazzetta (an extension of the Piazza San Marco) from the Riva degli Schiavoni waterfront. In the centre is a column carrying the Lion of Venice, a sculpture of a winged lion.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Norton Simon Museum. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 4, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7920022. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1835, 1845 and 2026.
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