Sails of Chioggia

Twenty miles south of Venice lies Chioggia, the largest of the fishing towns of Italy, and also one of the most picturesque. Payne was enchanted by this string of boats at the quay, their sails hoisted to the light breeze that they might become dry for the neat trip into the Mediterranean—sails of a grayish-red and a dull yellow above boats painted green and red—surely the keenest notes of color a painter could wish.