Fire in the Oil Depot at San Marcuola

"Fire in the Oil Depot at San Marcuola" is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Venetian vedutista Francesco Guardi, created around 1790, shortly before his death in 1792. The small canvas captures a dramatic scene of a large Baroque-style fire engulfing an oil depot in San Marcuola. Despite its genre, the painting's energetic brushwork and vivid depiction of the chaos reflect Guardi’s mastery in genre painting. It is housed in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, showcasing a rare, dynamic moment of urban disaster.