Standing in the Piazzetta San Marco, or St. Marks Square, The Lion of Venice, the symbol of this most beautiful northeast Italian city, sits atop one column and St. Theodore stands on the other. This dramatic and perfectly-toned watercolor by Paul Jackson shows the area of the square that was the old front door to the city, as most traffic arrived by sea. The painting is part of a series of cityscapes by the artist from Venice.

"Vanguards" was the first Paul Jackson painting stolen, not yet recovered. Last seen in La Jolla CA