Figure descriptions
A man holds a woman’s hand and helps her onto a gondola. The gondola is covered with
a dark canopy. The poem text specifies
that the woman is attending the Carnival at Venice, Italy. She wears an orate gown,
a long veil, and a dark mask which covers the
top half of her face. The man wears simple robes; he looks up at the woman. Other
figures ride in gondolas in the background. A man
wearing a jester’s hat (or a fool’s cap) also stands in the background. Multiple tall
buildings line the water’s edge. Several
figures lean out of the balcony on the closest building; they look down at the water
and observe the figures below. 3/4-page
illustration contained within a single-ruled border.
