# A Corner of the Library in Venice

By [John Singer Sargent](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/john-singer-sargent.md>), 1904/1907.

## Details

- Medium: watercolor over graphite, with white gouache on thick wove paper
- Dimensions: overall: 58.2 × 46.2 cm (22 15/16 × 18 3/16 in.)
- Collection: [National Gallery of Art](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/gallery-8dd66d7195da9018.md>)

[View collection record](<https://www.nga.gov/artworks/52316-corner-library-venice>)

- Categories: Works on Paper
- Styles: [Impressionism](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/impressionism.md>), [Realism](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/realism.md>)

## Image

![Sunlight strikes an ornate white facade with columns, arches, and carved reliefs against a blue sky.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-8dd66d7195da9018-d333ef3c40506e69/full.jpg?v=947efe907382f0e90bed7b9093372915555f8d82ce09ffb5653d4b7ecd0436e4>)

## Sources & credits

- Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection, 1970.17.172. CC0 Open Access.
- Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection
- Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington

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