The image depicts a canal scene in Venice, Italy, specifically looking north-northeast from the Fondamente Nove area

The image depicts a canal scene in Venice, Italy, specifically looking north-northeast from the Fondamente Nove area. The foreground features a wide canal with agitated, grey-blue water. Along the left bank, a multi-story building with reddish-orange brickwork and dark-shuttered windows is visible, with several smaller boats moored alongside it. The right bank displays a multi-story building with yellow-ochre plastered walls, windows, and balconies, also with multiple boats moored, some covered, and wooden pilings extending into the water. In the center of the canal, a white motorboat, stern facing away from the viewer, appears to be in motion or recently active. In the mid-distance, across the water, the Isola di San Michele (cemetery island) is clearly identifiable by a long, low brick wall and a dense canopy of dark green cypress trees. Beyond the island, in the far background, a range of snow-capped mountains, consistent with the Dolomites, is visible beneath a uniformly overcast, light grey sky. No individuals are present in the scene.