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Mural artist in Venice
In Venice, Giulia Dal Bon paints murals with a brush, in palazzi, flats, hotels, restaurants and boutiques. Trained at the Brera Academy, she paints on site, from 400 € per square metre. Free quote within 48 hours, two sketches included: you approve the design before Giulia paints.
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The price of a mural in Venice
| Simple motif or line drawingFine lines for flowers, patterns, silhouettes or figures… | 400 €/sqm |
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| Fully painted subjectColours and shadows for landscapes, portraits or scenes… | 600 €/sqm |
| Trompe-l’oeil or ceilingThe wall opens onto a false window, a sky on the ceiling or an entire landscape… | 800 €/sqm |
| Exterior facade: if needed, scaffolding is added to the quote. | |
Free quote within 48h
The price is based on the surface and the technique; the quote then takes into account interior or exterior, the condition of the wall, the height, scaffolding if needed and the timing.
Where to start?
When you contact me about a mural in Venice, here is what happens next.
A photo of the wall with the sketch
Send me a photo of the wall and I draw a sketch straight onto your photo. You tell me what you think. The first two sketches are free.
The quote
Once the sketch is approved, I send you the quote and we set the date together.
I paint the wall
I come and paint at your place in Venice, by brush, and the place stays open while I work.
Murals in Venice
At the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Tintoretto worked for twenty-four years, from 1564 to 1588, covering walls and ceilings with thirty-three canvases: in Venice, painted surfaces are a house tradition, and many palazzi still have a piano nobile with original decoration and high ceilings. Giulia paints in Venice for historic apartments, boutique hotels near the Grand Canal, and shops. Humidity is a recurring feature of the historic centre: Giulia assesses the wall before quoting, to check the state of the plaster. It all starts with a photo of the wall and its measurements: Giulia draws the sketch on top, then comes to paint on site.
The subjects of Venice are chosen in the street: the Grand Canal and the Rialto, San Giorgio Maggiore seen from the basin, the gondolas, the Salute, the Carnival masks. Drawn in line they are 400 € per sqm; painted in colour and volume, 600 €.
What Giulia brings to Venice. In Venice, wall painting has been part of the city for centuries, from painted ceilings to the frescoed rooms of its palaces, and Tintoretto gave twenty-four years to a single building. Giulia joins that continuity in her own language: vivid colour, brush in hand, everything painted by hand. She paints an interest in what Venetian painters made of the lagoon light, and defines each mural together with whoever commissions it. Giulia is a painter, trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She exhibits her paintings in art galleries and also paints on walls. Corriere della Sera, Domus and Sky Arte have written about her work, and her mural of over twenty metres dedicated to Gaber and Jannacci can be seen in Milan. The wall is her favourite canvas because it truly becomes part of a place, a unique work made to tell your story.
Giulia also paints live at weddings in the area: the canvas advances during the cocktail hour and stays with the couple. From 950 €, see live wedding painting, Venice.
Live painting is available in Venice too. Giulia arrives with canvas and paints, works through a wedding in a palazzo, a reception or a cultural event, and the painting is yours at the end of the evening. From 950 € for a wedding, from 400 € for a performance. See live painting →
For a company evening, Giulia also paints live in front of your guests: corporate live painting in Venice, from 900 €.
Murals district by district in Venice
Murals in San Marco
The sestiere of the grand hotels, the boutiques and the palazzi on the Grand Canal. Giulia Dal Bon paints lobby walls, dining rooms and ceilings in San Marco, in odourless acrylic: the place keeps running while she works. From 400 € per square metre, quote within 48 hours.
Murals in Cannaregio
The most lived-in sestiere of Venice, houses along the rii, bacari and shops. Giulia paints living-room walls, bedrooms and bacaro rooms in Cannaregio.
Wall painting in Dorsoduro
The sestiere of the Gallerie dell’Accademia and the Peggy Guggenheim, with its galleries and artists' houses. Giulia Dal Bon paints gallery walls, lobbies and studios here.
Murals in Castello
The sestiere of the Arsenale and the Biennale, with its tall apartments and inner courtyards. Giulia paints staircases, ceilings and courtyard walls here.
Murals in San Polo and Santa Croce
Around the Rialto, shops, markets and small hotels. The damp of the lagoon calls for care with the surface: Giulia Dal Bon assesses it before painting. Free quote within 48 hours.
Your questions, before commissioning
A photo of the wall, its approximate dimensions and the idea you have in mind are enough to receive a quote.
How much does a mural cost in Venice?
In Venice the rate reflects a high-standing destination: 400 € per square metre for a line drawing or a simple motif, 600 € for a fully painted subject, 800 € for trompe-l’oeil or a ceiling. A small mural in a bedroom costs less than a facade that needs preparation and scaffolding. The quote is free: see all prices.
How does it work to have a wall painted in Venice?
Write to Giulia Dal Bon on WhatsApp or by email, even if the idea is still vague: she replies within 48 hours. Send her a photo of the wall to be painted, she draws a sketch straight onto your photo, you tell her what you think, and the first two sketches are free. Once the sketch is approved, she sends you the quote, from 400 € per sqm in Venice, and sets the date with you. She then comes and paints the mural at your place in Venice, by brush, and the place stays open while she works.
What does a mural quote in Venice cover?
The square-metre price Giulia Dal Bon quotes includes the paint and materials, the first two sketches, corrections during the work and the protective varnish as a finish. Added to the quote, when needed, are the scaffolding for a facade and travel costs, agreed together. The quote is free and arrives within 48 hours; a deposit of about 100 € for materials confirms the date, and the balance is settled at the end.
I’d like a mural or a painting on a wall of my home in Venice, who should I contact?
Giulia Dal Bon, a painter trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She paints murals by brush in homes, bedrooms, bathrooms, on terraces, pool walls and facades, and travels in Venice as she does across Europe. Send her a photo of the wall, its approximate dimensions and your idea, however loose: she replies within 48 hours with a quote and a first proposal. The first two sketches are free.
Can I see a design before commissioning the mural?
Always. You receive a sketch set on a photo of your own wall, to scale, together with the quote. The first two sketches are free: Giulia shows the work in progress, you give your opinion, and she adjusts. You confirm when you are ready.
Will a mural damage the wall?
The paint goes onto the plaster already in place. In most cases a dusting down is all that is needed before starting. If the surface has cracks or rising damp, Giulia points it out before quoting and proposes the preparation required. Indoors she uses an odourless acrylic: a child’s bedroom in use or a restaurant that stays open can both be painted. An acrylic mural can later be painted over like any wall paint, if you change your mind in ten years.
When is the best time to paint a mural in Venice?
All year round. Indoors the odourless acrylic lets the room stay in use while she works, in January as in July. Outdoors she needs a dry wall and a mild temperature. Giulia sets the date with you when she quotes, within 48 hours, and gives plenty of notice if the schedule moves.
Can a view of Venice be painted on a wall?
Yes, and the subjects are right there in front of you. The Grand Canal and its palaces, the Rialto bridge completed in 1591, San Giorgio Maggiore across the basin, and the campielli where washing crosses the alley. Giulia Dal Bon composes the view for the wall in front of her. As a line drawing, 400 € per sqm; painted in colour, 600 € per sqm. Free quote within 48 hours.
What subject works well for a mural in Venice?
The most requested subjects: floral and botanical work for bedrooms and living rooms, landscapes for living spaces and terraces, trompe l’oeil for facades and ceilings. Everything is drawn to measure: Giulia offers two free sketches from your idea, and you refine it together until the subject is yours.
What is the difference between a hand-painted mural and spray-painted graffiti?
They are two different crafts. A graffiti artist works with spray cans, with a fast gesture and a graphic finish. A brush-painted mural is built layer by layer, which allows gradients, fine detail and trompe l’oeil: it is a painting made directly on the wall. Indoors, Giulia uses odourless acrylic. And while she paints, people take the time to watch: a brush at work is a show in itself. The choice depends on the finish you are after.
What do you call an artist who paints on walls?
A mural artist, a muralist, a wall artist or a decorative painter, and the art itself is called mural painting or wall art. Some come from graffiti and work with spray cans; Giulia Dal Bon comes from painting: trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, she exhibits her paintings in art galleries and paints commissioned murals with a brush. To have one painted, send her a photo of your wall: free quote within 48 hours.
Does a mural hold up outdoors in Venice?
Yes, with surface preparation suited to the lagoon’s humidity. Exterior work in Venice needs a case-by-case assessment of the wall, to check the state of the plaster before painting. Choosing the paint and the surface for an outdoor wall in Venice is explained in the guide Which paint, which wall, how long it lasts.
Do I need permission to paint a facade in Venice?
An interior wall can be painted freely. For a facade visible from a street or canal, you usually need the owner’s or the building association’s approval, and a notice to the town hall: Venice and its lagoon, a UNESCO World Heritage site, are almost entirely protected. Giulia explains the process before starting.
How long does it take to paint a mural?
It depends on the surface, the level of detail and how easy the wall is to reach. Giulia gives the timing with the quote, within 48 hours, and gives plenty of notice if the schedule moves. The place keeps running while she works: the acrylic is odourless.
How long does a mural last?
An acrylic mural by Giulia Dal Bon lasts a lifetime indoors: the paint becomes part of the plaster and lives as long as the wall. Outdoors, quartz paint is made for facades, and an anti-salt or anti-pollution varnish extends it further. And if one day you want a change, it can be painted over like any wall paint.
Can an old painted decoration be restored in Venice?
Yes. In Venice painted decoration suffers from below first: brackish water rises in the walls and salt crystallises under the paint layer, which lifts and flakes. Venetian interiors add their own surfaces, polished marmorino, ceiling friezes, faux marble around the doors. Trained at the Brera Academy, where she studied restoration, Giulia Dal Bon starts with a test on a small area, shows you the result, and carries on with your agreement. The rate follows the mural rate; height and condition go into the quote. Everything is set out on the page about restoring a mural or a painted decoration. Free quote within 48 hours.
Other spaces
The other places Giulia paints, her portfolio and the towns nearby.
Homes and villas
A bedroom, a hallway, a staircase: the walls you look at every day.
A mural for your home
Restaurants, hotels, and boutiques
A painted wall gives the room its character, and the place stays open while she works.
A mural for your restaurant
Other cities
From Venice, the mural can open toward these places.
The mural of over 20 metres for Gaber and Jannacci, in Milan, in the press
Giulia Dal Bon, trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan.
Where Giulia works in Venice
In Venice, in a house, a villa, a second home or a flat, Giulia paints on an interior wall : the living room, the children’s bedroom and the bedroom. She also paints the kitchen, the bathroom, the entrance and the hallway. The ceiling is painted too: that is the €350 per sqm band, with trompe-l’oeil. On the exterior facade and the garden wall, quartz paint takes over from acrylic: it is made for facades. She also paints on a mobile panel, to carry the painting elsewhere.
In a restaurant, a pizzeria, a café or a bar in Venice, she paints the dining-room wall, and service carries on while she works. For a boutique and a shop, she paints the shop window and the shutter, a front you recognise from down the street. In a hotel and a B&B, she paints reception, the stairwell and the bedrooms. In a hair salon and a spa, she paints the treatment-room walls and the reception area. In a medical practice and a waiting room, she paints the wall you face while you wait. For an office and a showroom, she paints reception, the corridor and the meeting room.
In San Marco, Cannaregio, Dorsoduro, Castello, San Polo and Santa Croce, you send her a photo of the wall and she draws the sketch straight onto it, then you shape the idea together.
In San Marco, Dorsoduro, Cannaregio, Castello and Giudecca, you send her a photo of the wall and she draws the sketch straight onto it, then you shape the idea together.
Possible subjects in Venice: the Grand Canal and the Rialto, San Giorgio Maggiore seen from the basin, the gondolas, the Salute, the Carnival masks. And always the trompe-l’oeil window, the botanical motif and the painted sky on a ceiling.
Very different words lead to the same search: mural, wall mural, artistic painting on a wall, wall decoration, mural decoration, decorative painting. Trompe-l’oeil is one form of it, a hand-painted wall and a drawing on a wall are others, and some look for a painting made directly on the wall. Behind those words, one craft in Venice: mural artist, muralist, wall artist, decorative painter.
Venice is a lagoon city of historic palazzi and boutique hotels, with a UNESCO-listed historic centre that is almost entirely protected.
Giulia also travels to Mestre, to Padua and to Treviso.
Where the mural can find its place
- In an apartment or a house, she paints the living room, the bedroom, the hallway, the entrance and the ceiling. From 400 € per sqm, free quote within 48h.
- In a boutique hotel, a restaurant or a shop, Giulia paints the reception wall, the breakfast room, the shop window and the sign. Free quote within 48h.
- Giulia also travels to Mestre, Padua, and Treviso.