The Bucintoro Departing from the Bacino di San Marco (detail), 1710. Luca Carlevarijs (Italian, 1663–1730). Oil on canvas; 134.8 × 259.4 cm. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 86.PA.600.
Betsy Wieseman, Curator of European Paintings and Sculpture, 1500–800, explores the tricks and techniques artists used to produce compelling visual records of the major festivals, spectacles, and historic events of the 18th century.