The Lagoon of Saint Mark, Venice on a lagoon in Venice, and is a testament to Signac's skill with seascape imagery. The work is constructed with brilliant hues of blues and greens juxtaposing one another. When standing close to the painting, the only discernible features are the brush strokes; this technique of painting was labeled, Pointillism, by Seurat. Artists using this technique along with Seurat became known as Neo-Impressionists. "The Lagoon" of Saint Mark, Venice, is in the background, gondolas in the middle ground, and docks can be seen in the foreground. The sky is awash with pastel purple and blue and large clouds appear throughout
Manezhnaya Square, Saint Petersburg Manezhnaya Square, Saint Petersburg Manezhnaya Square (, romanized "Manezhnaya ploschad") ia a square in the Tsentralny District of Saint Petersburg. In some guidebooks this square may be also named a "Riding-School Square": "riding school" is one of the variants in which and may be translated. The shape of Manezhnaya Square is close to the right-angled triangle. Its longest cathetus, the southern side of Manezhnaya Square is formed with "Italyanskaya Street", which runs parallel to Nevsky Prospect, at about hundred meters north of it. The shortest cathetus is "Karavannaya Street", which forms the eastern side of the square running from Nevky