Canaletto

Italian Rococo Era Painter, 1697-1768 Italian painter, etcher and draughtsman. He was the most distinguished Italian view painter of the 18th century. Apart from ten years spent in England he lived in Venice, and his fame rests above all on his views (vedute) of that city; some of these are purely topographical, others include festivals or ceremonial events. He also painted imaginary views (capriccios), although the demarcation between the real and the invented is never quite clearcut: his imaginary views often include realistically depicted elements, though in unexpected surroundings, and in a sense even his Venetian vedute are imaginary. He never merely re-created reality. He was highly successful with the English, helped in this by the British connoisseur JOSEPH SMITH, whose own large collection of Canaletto works was sold to King George III in 1762. The British Royal Collection has the largest group of his paintings and drawings.
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Canaletto Capriccio with a Portico vgd oil


Capriccio with a Portico vgd
Painting ID::  5684 		Capriccio with a Portico vgd
Etching Private collection
Etching Private_collection
   
   
     
Canaletto London: the Thames and the City of London from the Terrace of Richmond House ff oil


London: the Thames and the City of London from the Terrace of Richmond House ff
Painting ID::  5685 		London: the Thames and the City of London from the Terrace of Richmond House ff
c. 1747 Pen and ink with wash on paper, 337 x 540 mm Private collection
   
   
     
Canaletto London: Westminster Bridge under Repair vv oil


London: Westminster Bridge under Repair vv
Painting ID::  5686 		London: Westminster Bridge under Repair vv
1749 Pen and ink with wash on paper, 293 x 484 mm Royal Collection, Windsor
   
   
     
Canaletto Piazza San Marco: Looking East from the South West Corner dfd oil


Piazza San Marco: Looking East from the South West Corner dfd
Painting ID::  5687 		Piazza San Marco: Looking East from the South West Corner dfd
c. 1760 Pen and ink with wash on paper, 190 x 282 mm Royal Collection, Windsor
   
   
     
Canaletto San Marco: the Crossing and North Transept, with Musicians Singing df oil


San Marco: the Crossing and North Transept, with Musicians Singing df
Painting ID::  5688 		San Marco: the Crossing and North Transept, with Musicians Singing df
1766 Pen and ink with washes, 47 x 36 cm Kunsthalle, Hamburg
   
   
     
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     Italian Rococo Era Painter, 1697-1768 Italian painter, etcher and draughtsman. He was the most distinguished Italian view painter of the 18th century. Apart from ten years spent in England he lived in Venice, and his fame rests above all on his views (vedute) of that city; some of these are purely topographical, others include festivals or ceremonial events. He also painted imaginary views (capriccios), although the demarcation between the real and the invented is never quite clearcut: his imaginary views often include realistically depicted elements, though in unexpected surroundings, and in a sense even his Venetian vedute are imaginary. He never merely re-created reality. He was highly successful with the English, helped in this by the British connoisseur JOSEPH SMITH, whose own large collection of Canaletto works was sold to King George III in 1762. The British Royal Collection has the largest group of his paintings and drawings.

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