2973588 A Regatta on the Grand Canal, Venice (oil on panel) by Guardi, Giacomo (1764-1835); 23.2x35.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Regatta Sul Canal Grande. Visible in the left foreground are the steps of the Palazzo Foscari and the Palazzo Balbi, its terraces adorned with tapestries. Nearby, on the water, is the plumed and draped macchina, or floating barge, which marked the finish line on the return as well as providing seats for the guests of honor. Evident in the right foreground are the splendidly festooned barges of the well-to-do. Dozens of gondolas filled with spectators line the canal. In the far distance the focal point of the Rialto Bridge looms.); 穢 Lawrence Steigrad Fine Arts, New York; Italian, out of copyright.