AZE Adolphe street scene in Venice 1879 gouache

Beautiful gouache, a street scene in Venice near a well in the center of the courtyard or square.
A beautiful scene and, above all, the well that the painter shows us in his work wells were vital for the Venetians...and the cats.
Around the beginning of the 13th century, Venice acquired a unique type of well. The simple use of groundwater proved too complex, so sand was used as a filtering base to collect rainwater.
These wells were created by the Pozzéri family, members of the masons' guild. In 1858, the Austrians conducted a census of the city's 6046 private wells, 180 public wells and 556 underground water points.
Under every palace, campi and piazza in Venice, and wherever space was available, the Venetians built large water reservoirs, with watertight walls coated with clay, and later with terracotta.
Around 600 wells remain
Gouache signed lower right and dedicated 1879
fine condition
BIOGRAPHY :
AZE ADOLPHE Born March 4, 1823 in Paris, died March 19, 1884.
XIX century French
Painter of history, genre subjects, portraits, landscapes and flowers.
A pupil of Robert-Fleury, he traveled in Italy and the Orient from 1842 to 1844; on his return, he exhibited history subjects in the style of Robert-Fleury, his street scenes of Oriental people like Decamp, Delacroix and Marilhat, who had the tone of his own work.
MUSEUMS: Bagnières de Bigorre, Rouen , Blet (Cher)
dimensions on view: 40cmx25cm
framed
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