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Misty etching of a calm Venetian lagoon: a masted sailing ship on the left, a church tower on the distant right, and gondolas on the pale water.

Nocturne

A misty etching of a calm lagoon at dusk, with a tall-masted sailing ship at left and a distant silhouette of a church tower and low buildings on the right. Gondolas drift on the still water, and soft reflections fade into the pale, hazy sky.

Artist
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
Date
1879-1880
Medium
Etching and drypoint; ink on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
4000 × 2826 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1880).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art

Español: Nocturno: laguna veneciana con velero y campanario

Un grabado neblinoso de una laguna tranquila al atardecer, con un velero de altos mástiles a la izquierda y la silueta lejana de un campanario y edificios bajos a la derecha. Las góndolas flotan sobre el agua quieta, y los reflejos suaves se desvanecen en el cielo pálido y brumoso.

Português: Noturno: lagoa veneziana com veleiro e campanário

Uma gravura enevoada de uma lagoa calma ao entardecer, com um veleiro de mastros altos à esquerda e a silhueta distante de um campanário e de edifícios baixos à direita. Gôndolas deslizam sobre a água parada, e reflexos suaves se dissolvem no céu pálido e nebuloso.

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