Michele Giovanni Marieschi Paintings in GeocodedArt

Michele Giovanni Marieschi (1710-1743) paintings of Venice did not feature bright sunshine.  The skies tended to be brooding, there are not the shadows that lent depth and realism to the view of other vedute painters, and the water  surface does not have the shimmer that has enchanted later painters who came to see what the great painters saw.
He did his share of romantic capriccios, but seems not to have traveled outside Venice to paint views of other locations.

Michele Giovanni Marieschi paintings geocoded

The Grand Canal at the level of the Pescheria and of Palazzo Michiel alle Colonne

by Michele Giovanni Marieschi

John Singer Sargent Paintings in GeoCodedArt.com

John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) is best known for his many many portraits of those who could afford to commission him, but he also relentlessly sketched his surroundings everywhere he went (and he went a lot of places).
There are many watercolors that provide just a glimpse of a place, but he did finished oil works of townscapes and landscapes across four continents; very typically his perspective was a close-up view of some details of a structure that other artists would have represented in an authoritative angle against a wide sky.
In natural settings he often includes figures in very un-self conscious relaxation; one would not call them poses.  But the attitudes he captures in their demeanor may be related to his ability to capture a personality in a single pose in a formal portrait.
The town views generally have a few of the citizenry in the frame, but if present, they seem to be there more as a matter of happenstance rather than an effort by the artists to show a representation of daily life at the spot chosen.

John Singer Sargent paintings geocoded

Corner of the Church of San Stae, Venice

by John Singer Sargent (1856 - 1925)

Rubens Santoro Venice Paintings Mapped

Rubens Santoro (1859-1942) painted intimates scenes of life on the canals of Venice: beautiful structures, ample sunshine, shimmering water surfaces, and not a care in the world. The buildings that he painted, which were never the monumental, state-structures so familiar from every other painters' work, have colors that dazzle against the blue skies and reflect alluringly in the smooth canal mirrors.

Rubens Santoro paintings geocoded

A gondola ride, Veniceby Rubens Santoro

Antonietta Brandeis Paintings Geocoded

Antonietta Brandeis (1848-1926) painted scenes of prominent structures throughout Italy, being one of the few to include the city of Bologna in the her collection.  Otherwise she covered most of the views that have been painted  by many others over the centuries.

Her views generally are of clear skies and a crystal atmosphere; there is no overhang of lighting or conditions to influence your attitude toward what is before you; the very stones of the buildings must tell their story.

Antonietta Brandeis paintings geocoded

The Arch of Drussus, Rome

by Antonietta Brandei

Antonio Joli Paintings in GeoCodedArt.com

Antonio Joli (1700-1777) Paintings geocoded throughout Italy, Spain, and London.  Joli was in England before Canaletto but did fewer works there before visiting the royal sites in Spain.  His body of work also features more of southern Italy, and particularly his view in Naples involved more scenes on open water than was ever the case for the more famous vedute painters.

Antonio Joli paintings geocoded

  View of La Iglesia y la Plaza de San Antonio, Aranjuez 

by Antonio Joli