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 Rome: Ruins of the Forum, Looking towards the Capitol d oil


Rome: Ruins of the Forum, Looking towards the Capitol d
Painting ID::  5633
Rome: Ruins of the Forum, Looking towards the Capitol d
1742 Oil on canvas, 188 x 104 cm Royal Collection, Windsor
   
   
     

Canaletto Capriccio: The Ponte della Pescaria and Buildings on the Quay d oil


Capriccio: The Ponte della Pescaria and Buildings on the Quay d
Painting ID::  5634
Capriccio: The Ponte della Pescaria and Buildings on the Quay d
1742-44 Oil on canvas, 84,5 x 129,5 cm Royal Collection, Windsor
   
   
     

Canaletto Capriccio: The Horses of San Marco in the Piazzetta oil


Capriccio: The Horses of San Marco in the Piazzetta
Painting ID::  5635
Capriccio: The Horses of San Marco in the Piazzetta
1743 Oil on canvas, 108 x 129,5 cm Royal Collection, Windsor
   
   
     

Canaletto Entrance to the Grand Canal: Looking East f oil


Entrance to the Grand Canal: Looking East f
Painting ID::  5636
Entrance to the Grand Canal: Looking East f
1744 Oil on canvas, 127 x 203 cm Royal Collection, Windsor
   
   
     

Canaletto Capriccio with Venetian Motifs df oil


Capriccio with Venetian Motifs df
Painting ID::  5637
Capriccio with Venetian Motifs df
1740-45 Oil on canvas, 51,2 x 68,6 cm St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis
   
   
     

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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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