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To welcome summer, the Drexel Collection chose this seasonal scene titled Summer Day in Venice by Rubens Santoro. Rubens painted from life and incorporated scenes from his European travels, especially Venice. Although Rubens appears to have lived and worked exclusively in Italy, he exhibited his work throughout the world in Chicago, Paris, London, Rome, and Leningrad. This shaded canal scene looks like quite the refreshing retreat from the hot Mediterranean sun!Label Type
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Rubens Santoro came from a family of artists and studied under his father before attending the Institute of Naples. He painted from life, incorporating scenes from his travels. In the 1890s, Santoro exhibited at the Chicago World’s Fair and then throughout Europe.