Mole with the Doges' Palace

The Mole with the Doge's Palace at the Hermitage, painted around 1710, captures Venice's governmental waterfront for Russian collectors. Carlevarijs' vedute reached collectors across Europe, spreading the visual culture of Venice internationally. Carlevarijs documented Venice in oil on canvas with architectural precision drawn partly from his own engravings, staffing his panoramic views with animated crowds of merchants, tourists, and gondoliers rendered in small, fluid strokes.

The Doge's Palace's Gothic facade dominates the waterfront composition. Carlevarijs renders the distinctive pink-and-white stonework and the pointed arches with characteristic architectural precision.