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Human Generated Data

Title

View of Venice

Date

17th century

People

Artist: Matthäus Merian the Elder, German 1593 - 1650

Classification

Prints

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall, R841NA

Human Generated Data

Title

View of Venice

People

Artist: Matthäus Merian the Elder, German 1593 - 1650

Date

17th century

Classification

Prints

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall, R841NA

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2019-08-08

Art 89.5
Person 82.3
Human 82.3
Plan 80.1
Diagram 80.1
Plot 80.1
Text 73.7
Person 64.3
Archaeology 63.5
Drawing 59.6
Soil 58.7
Painting 58.6
Map 56.4

Clarifai
created on 2019-08-08

architecture 97
town 96.9
print 96.9
illustration 96.8
people 95.7
art 95.5
engraving 94.8
ancient 93.7
building 92.8
no person 92.8
travel 92.8
city 92.3
etching 92.2
desktop 90.3
road 89.8
house 89.4
old 89.3
landscape 89.2
group 88.3
tree 87.3

Imagga
created on 2019-08-08

map 100
representation 100
antique 45
old 39.1
atlas 38
geography 36.6
vintage 34.8
world 32.8
navigation 28.9
globe 27.8
drawing 27.8
plan 27.4
travel 26.1
paper 25.9
sepia 25.3
direction 24.8
sketch 24.4
grunge 23.9
wallpaper 23.8
continent 23.3
retro 22.1
country 22
nation 21.8
planet 21.7
city 21.6
navigate 21.6
route 21.5
discovery 21.4
capital 20.9
expedition 20.7
guide 20.5
road 19.9
tourism 19.8
journey 19.8
geographic 19.8
boundary 19.7
location 19.6
find 19.6
states 19.4
design 19.1
position 18.6
tour 18.4
texture 18.1
gold 17.3
explore 16.7
art 16.3
pattern 15.7
state 15.3
earth 14.6
dirty 14.5
north 14.4
history 13.4
frame 13.3
global 12.8
business 12.8
ancient 12.1
page 12.1
border 11.8
dutch 11.7
construction 11.1
architecture 10.9
house 10.9
backdrop 10.7
land 10.6
structure 10.5
path 10.4
symbol 10.1
silhouette 9.9
textured 9.7
stained 9.6
decorative 9.2
black 9
cartography 8.8
manuscript 8.8
graphic 8.8
burnt 8.8
torn 8.7
treasury 8.7
rustic 8.6
canvas 8.5
east 8.4
historic 8.3
painting 8.1
backgrounds 8.1
office 8
topography 7.9
countries 7.8
rust 7.7
wall 7.7
ocean 7.6
grungy 7.6
facility 7.6
print 7.5
style 7.4
detail 7.2
aged 7.2
wagon 7.2

Google
created on 2019-08-08

Urban design 66.9
Map 58.4
Bird's-eye view 57.3
History 54.1

Microsoft
created on 2019-08-08

text 98.8
outdoor 85.8
flock 78.6
old 69.1

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Person
Painting
Person 82.3%

Categories

Imagga

beaches seaside 96.5%
paintings art 2%

Captions

OpenAI GPT

Created by gpt-4o-2024-05-13 on 2025-02-09

The image is a vintage map of Venice (Venetia), showcasing an intricate and detailed bird's-eye view of the city. The map highlights the famous canals and waterways that snake through Venice, such as the Grand Canal (depicted as "CANAL DELLA GIUDECA"), along with various building structures, including churches and towers. The surrounding waters feature several ships and boats, emphasizing Venice's importance as a maritime city. The map includes labels for key locations and landmarks within the city, such as "S. Marco" for St. Mark's Basilica and distances to other islands like "MURAN" (Murano Island). The overall landscape beyond the immediate city appears mountainous, likely representing the mainland's distant terrain. The presence of detailed elements like the depiction of individual buildings and ships, along with the ornate text, suggests that this map might date back several centuries, reflecting a historical perspective of Venice's layout and significance during that period.

Created by gpt-4 on 2025-02-09

This is an old, detailed print depicting a bird's-eye view of a cityscape labeled "VENETIA," which is Venice in Latin. It's an engraved image with a high level of detail, illustrating the dense arrangement of buildings, streets, canals, and boats, characteristic of Venice, Italy. Surrounding the main depiction of Venice are smaller insets showing various outlying islands or associated places, with their names written in a script that's typical of early cartography or printmaking, possibly from the 16th to 18th century. In the upper right corner, there's a reference to a page number or a section, indicating that this image might be part of a larger collection or book, denoted by "Pag. 183." In the bottom right corner, there is text that is partially cropped, possibly identifying the engraver or publisher. The image captures a historical appearance of Venice, providing a valuable perspective on its urban structure during a time before modern photography.

Anthropic Claude

Created by claude-3-haiku-20240307 on 2025-02-09

The image appears to be an intricate and detailed panoramic view of the city of Venice, Italy. The cityscape is depicted from an elevated perspective, showing the sprawling network of buildings, canals, and bridges that characterize the city. The image is rendered in a vintage engraving style, with fine lines and shading creating a sense of depth and perspective. There are numerous boats and ships visible on the water, suggesting the importance of maritime activity to the city. Overall, the image provides a comprehensive and meticulously crafted representation of the architecture, layout, and environment of historic Venice.

Created by claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022 on 2025-02-09

This is a historical bird's-eye view map or engraving of Venice (Venetia), Italy, created by J. Sandrart. The image shows the characteristic S-curve of the Grand Canal winding through the city, with numerous buildings, churches, and palaces densely packed on the islands. You can see many ships and smaller boats in the canals and surrounding waters. The city is depicted in great detail, showing the distinctive architecture of Venice including its many bell towers and domed churches. The surrounding lagoon and smaller islands are also visible. This type of cityscape view was popular in the Renaissance and Baroque periods, offering a comprehensive look at the urban layout of Venice as it would have appeared at that time. The engraving has a sepia or brown tone, typical of historical prints from this era.

Created by claude-3-opus-20240229 on 2025-02-09

This image is an aerial view illustration of the city of Venice, Italy from 1565. It shows a detailed, bird's-eye perspective of the dense urban layout of Venice built on numerous islands in the Venetian Lagoon. The city's famous canals and waterways can be seen separating the clusters of buildings. Prominent landmarks like Piazza San Marco, the Doge's Palace, and the Campanile bell tower are visible in the central part of the city. Numerous ships and boats are depicted in the surrounding waters. The illustration has annotations labeling different parts of the city. The artistic style and aged appearance suggest this is a historical engraved or etched map print from the 16th century depicting Renaissance-era Venice at the height of its power as a maritime republic and trading center.

Amazon Nova

Created by amazon.nova-pro-v1:0 on 2025-02-09

The image is a black and white drawing of Venice, Italy. The drawing is done in a vintage style, and it appears to be a map of the city. The map is surrounded by a white border, and the drawing is done on paper. The map shows the city's layout, including the canals, bridges, and buildings. The drawing also includes a key that explains the symbols used on the map.

Created by amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 on 2025-02-09

The image is a historical map of Venice, Italy, created in the 17th century. The map depicts the city's layout, including its canals, bridges, and buildings, with a focus on the Grand Canal and the surrounding areas. The map is in black and white, with a sepia tone, and is bordered by a decorative frame. The map includes the names of various landmarks and locations within the city, such as the Rialto Bridge, the Doge's Palace, and the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute. The map also shows the surrounding islands and the sea beyond, providing a comprehensive view of the city's geography. The map is an important historical document, offering insight into the city's layout and development during the 17th century.

Text analysis

Amazon

I.Sandrart
VENETIA.
I.Sandrart Exendit.
VENETIA. MVRAN.
MVRAN.
Exendit.
dafelle.

Google

VENETIA. danchient. eleia 5 dCella. st I.Sandrart Excndit.
VENETIA.
danchient.
eleia
5
dCella.
st
I.Sandrart
Excndit.