# Washerwomen

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## Artwork

- Artist: [VISENTINI, Antonio](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/visentini-antonio-rffa0b91b15cc58>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Oil on canvas

## Commentary

The painting belongs to a cycle of eight large perspective views that derive from sketches of theatrical stage design. The series is striking for its architectural complexity, which provides an extraordinary background to ordinary daily life and amusement.

## Related artworks

- [Architectural Fantasy](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/visentini-antonio-rffa0b91b15cc58/architectural-fantasy-rd3592279ea4cfa>)
- [Concert in a Villa \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/visentini-antonio-rffa0b91b15cc58/concert-in-a-villa-detail-r4d10dedd69f988>)
- [Concert in a Villa \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/visentini-antonio-rffa0b91b15cc58/concert-in-a-villa-detail-rf14c41df1b72dc>)
- [Concert in a Villa](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/visentini-antonio-rffa0b91b15cc58/concert-in-a-villa-r7af9e152433fa9>)
- [Façade of San Francesco della Vigna](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/visentini-antonio-rffa0b91b15cc58/faade-of-san-francesco-della-vigna-rdbbec848a18151>)
- [Piazza Santi Giovanni e Paolo](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/visentini-antonio-rffa0b91b15cc58/piazza-santi-giovanni-e-paolo-r5ff8077c9cb684>)
- [Portrait of Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/visentini-antonio-rffa0b91b15cc58/portrait-of-giovanni-antonio-canal-called-canaletto-rbbdb609a1ef2c5>)
- [San Geremia and the Entrance of Cannaregio](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/visentini-antonio-rffa0b91b15cc58/san-geremia-and-the-entrance-of-cannaregio-r6a9db366f066f8>)
- [The Canal Grande from Santa Croce to the East](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/visentini-antonio-rffa0b91b15cc58/the-canal-grande-from-santa-croce-to-the-east-rdc2c8b0d3e1d6a>)
- [The Canal Grande with San Simeone Piccolo and the Scalzi](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/visentini-antonio-rffa0b91b15cc58/the-canal-grande-with-san-simeone-piccolo-and-the-scalzi-rbbebf5d16af81d>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)