Description
Ponte Chiodo (Nail Bridge) is located in Venice in the Cannaregio district. It crosses the San Felice Canal and has a feature that makes it unique in Venice: in fact it has the peculiarity of not having railings. In the past centuries, and until the nineteenth century, the majority of the venetian bridges had no railings. It was decided therefore relatively recently to equip existing bridges with railings (in venetian “spallette”) to increase the safety of pedestrians.
The name “Chiodo” comes from the family who used to live there -the Chiodo Family.
It’s possible to find another bridge without railings in Torcello, Ponte del Diavolo (the Devil’s Bridge). It is said that the devil himself, in the guise of a black cat, appears at the center of the arch every midnight of December 24th. Learn more on my blog about Ponte del Diavolo
Etching on zinc plate. The techniques used are:
– Aquaforte etching, to get the lines of the drawing
– Aquatint, to get the nuances and give a sense of depth.
Printed with chalcographic ink on rosaspina paper.
Paper size: 9.8 x 7 inches
Print size: 3.9 x 2.7 inches
Sold unframed
