The city of Belluno is seen at the left, approximately from the south, with mountains rising behind. Belluno sits at the confluence of the rivers Ardo and Piave, which are seen at the right. In the left foreground labourers work outside a thatched barn before a house; in the right foreground a woman, child and a seated man appear to take in the view.

Belluno was Marco Ricci's birthplace and was pictured several times by the artist. There are two related drawings in the Royal Collection, one of which provides a more detailed view than here (RCIN 991151). What seems to be a large-scale picture of Belluno - or somewhere loosely based on the setting of the city - appears hanging in the background of one version of Marco Ricci's 'Opera-Rehearsal'.