Lot 60. Francesco Zanin (Nove 1824 - 1884 Venice), Venice, view of the Palazzo Ducale; Venice, view of the Scuola Grande di San Marco. The former signed and dated lower left: Zanin Fran:^co. 1862; The latter signed and inscribed lower left: 13 Zanin Fran:^co; a pair, both oil on canvas, the former: 17⅝ by 25¾ in.; 44.8 by 65.5 cm., the latter: 17⅝ by 25⅝ in.; 44.7 by 65.2 cm. Estimate: 150,000 - 200,000 USD. © Sotheby's.

Note: Francesco Zanin is renowned as a painter of Venetian scenes, and was a faithful follower in the great tradition of vedute established in the previous century by Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto, and his pupil and nephew Bernardo Bellotto.