Gambling at the Ridotto during the Carnival
Italian (Venetian) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1700
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
787 x 1143 mm (31 x 45 in)
Place of origin
Venice
Order this imageCollection
Westwood Manor, Wiltshire
NT 222814
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Gambling at the Ridotto during the Carnival, Venetian School, circa 1700. The Ridotto (a retreat or private room) was a wing in the Palazzo Dandolo, San Moisè, Venice which was was converted at the behest of its city leaders into a government-owned gambling house in 1638. It was the site of Europe's first public, legal mercantile casino but players were supposed to wear three-cornered hats and masks in order to participate. With the reforms in 1774 it was closed again with an overwhleming majority.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Edgar Graham Lister (1873 – 1956) with the house and collection of furniture in 1956.
Credit line
Westwood Manor, The Lister Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: Dr. William (on slip of paper in early 19th(?) century hand stuck to back of canvas)
Makers and roles
Italian (Venetian) School , artist