San Marco Square Venice | Venice Piazza San Marco Dawn Wall Art Print

About San Marco Square Venice

A wide dawn view across Piazza San Marco in Venice. The Doge's Palace fills the left side, its diamond-patterned upper wall above two tiers of pointed arches, with windows glowing warm amber. A tall wrought-iron street lamp stands at the centre, its five pink-tinted glass globes lit against a pale blue sky. Two granite columns carry the winged lion and standing figure, and beyond the water the campanile and dome of San Giorgio Maggiore sit in soft haze.

The paving is wet and reflective, its white geometric banding running in receding lines toward the lagoon. A lone figure with a tripod stands near stacked café chairs on the right, under the arcaded facade. The overall feel is quiet and cool, the calm of a famous square before the crowds arrive, with lamp light giving the only warmth.

Suits a hallway, dining room or home office where a long horizontal wall needs depth. The cool blue and wet stone greys work with grey sofas, pale timber floors and black metal frames or lamps. Pairs well with other European travel photographs, or with brass and dark-wood furniture in a study. Browse more streetscapes, silver and grey art, or read Art above the bed: what size and how high.