Late 19th century Italian school oil on wood panel painting of a Venetian canal, with gondoliers passing a Palazzo with flowering gardens in the foreground, and St. Mark's square in the background. Signed lower left R. Valentini. Original carved giltwood frame. 9" x 12" sight, 18" x 21" framed. Condition: Light grime to board and some minute inclusions and scratches, mainly in sky; slight paint loss around exterior edges at frame line. 1/3" chip to frame molding at left lower corner and a few other scattered, smaller abrasions; frame re-gilded. Condition: Light grime to board and some minute inclusions and scratches, mainly in sky; slight paint loss around exterior edges at frame line. 1/3" chip to frame molding at left lower corner and a few other scattered, smaller abrasions; frame re-gilded.