Martini - Dawn in Venice

The subject of this engraving is part of the Vedutismo movement. Vedutismo is a genre born in the 18th century and developed primarily in Venice. Vedutismo painters aimed to represent a landscape objectively and scientifically, placing it as the protagonist of the work. There are basically two types of vedute: the realistic one, taken exactly from reality, and the "capriccio," a fanciful view invented by the painter. Traditionally, the city of Venice itself, with its evocative panoramas, is the main subject of this genre.

Although it is a monochrome etching, the execution faithfully adheres to the typical characteristics of Vedutismo. First and foremost, the setting is scenographic; the horizontal view has a rational, decidedly perspective-based structure. But above all, the execution method is consistent with Vedutismo: the artist uses a quick, cursive stroke, roughly delineating the details and allowing their recomposition to occur in the viewer's eye. The artist of this etching manages to soften the forms in the atmosphere, constructing the objects with a thin, black line that delineates their contours and then softening the volumes with delicate shading. Furthermore, the miniaturist nature of the representation, which seeks out every smallest detail with an almost scientific precision while maintaining a consistently lively and vibrant style, is consistent with the Vedutismo tradition.

From an analysis of the style—a cursive, rapid stroke—and the subject—a view of the city of Venice—the artist can be defined as a follower of the Venetian tradition of Vedutismo. We are therefore faced with a painter with a solid academic background, which has provided him with a remarkable technique that allows him to achieve a perfect naturalistic rendering and objective precision in depicting the subject, even in an etching.

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