Friday, March 30, 2012

Albert Goodwin's Ponte Alle Grazie

Albert Goodwin's watercolor of Florence's serene Ponte Alle Grazie is a sobering reminder of a beautiful lost bridge, which it seems once nearly rivaled the nearby Ponte Vecchio. The bridge was destroyed by the retreating German army in 1944. A new if far less distinctive bridge was completed in 1953.


ALBERT GOODWIN, RWS (1845-1932)

THE PONTE ALLE GRAZIE BEFORE ITS DEMOLITION, FLORENCE


http://www.chrisbeetles.com/gallery/picture.php?pic=75272
The modern Ponte Alle Grazie
Albert Goodwin, RWS, The Ponte Alle Grazie Before its Demolition, Florence, 1883


Note:  My previous post concerning two watercolors by Albert Goodwin from the collection of comedian John Cleese can be found here.


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