I don't know who designed it, but the gondolier's uniform makes them look good.  They always wear black trousers and shoes.  And they wear a polo or a T-shirt with stripes. I've seen two versions: red and white stripes or blue and white stripes.  Sometimes they put on a straw hat with a ribbon in a matching color with a stripe.

In an old city like Venice where buildings and streets (and canals) look more weathered than starkly clean or bright, gondolier's dark-colored outfit from waist down often fades into the background.  But it's the stripes of their shirt that sparkle.  That's where I try to leave the white of the paper when I paint them in watercolor.

Two Gondoliers, Venice, Italy I

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Media: Original watercolor on paper
Image Size: 8.25 x 11.5 in. (on 9 x 12 in. paper)
Mat/Frame: No
Purchase: Sold

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