The work of Francesco Guardi, the last of the great Venetian view painters, is well represented in Lisbon’s Fundaçao Calouste Gulbenkian.
The foundation actually has 2 museums on its campus, as well as extensive gardens. One of the museums is dedicated to modern art. It’s in the other one, the larger and older of the two, that you’ll find Guardi’s works. In fact, there’s a whole room dedicated to them, with a number of paintings hung on each of the 4 walls.
One wall in the Guardi room at the Gulbenkian.
Another wall in the Guardi room at the Gulbenkian.
A third wall in the Guardi room at the Gulbenkian.
The final wall of the Guardi room in the Gulbenkian.
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