Alfred Eisenstaedt. La fotografia era nell'aria

Riding in a gondola in 1969, Eisenstaedt spotted a boat carrying two monks in dark robes, one of them with a white beard. He turned to face his gondolier, waited for the composition and, as he put it, had one chance and took it. The show ends with a section of lesser-known Venice photographs.

There are more than 80 images, curated by Monica Poggi and produced by CAMERA, the Italian photography centre. They run from Germany before he emigrated in 1935 to his Life years, which the museum counts as over 2,500 reportages and 90 covers. V-J Day in Times Square hangs here, with portraits of Einstein, Marilyn Monroe and Sophia Loren. The prints sit on grid supports among the historic boats of the Padiglione delle Navi.

Eisenstaedt got one shot at a passing monk from a gondola, which is more patience than your fourteen near-identical Rialto sunsets.

It is included in museum admission (adult €17). Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 18:00, last entry 17:00. Closes 22 November.