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.
reception of the french ambassador in venice mk247
c.1740,oil on canvas,71.25x102.125 in,181x260 cm,state hermitage museum,st.petersburg,russia Painting ID:: 56115
Canaletto reception of the french ambassador in venice mk247
c.1740,oil on canvas,71.25x102.125 in,181x260 cm,state hermitage museum,st.petersburg,russia
basino san marco venedig mk248 den vy som manga resenerer pe sin grnd fardades for att se ocb pa duk. det var inte ovanligt att entusiastiska kopare tog bem sina canalettos innan fargen ens bunnit torka. Painting ID:: 56512
Canaletto basino san marco venedig mk248 den vy som manga resenerer pe sin grnd fardades for att se ocb pa duk. det var inte ovanligt att entusiastiska kopare tog bem sina canalettos innan fargen ens bunnit torka.
Return of the Bucentoro to the Molo on Ascension Day 1732 Oil on canvas Royal Collection, Windsor Artist: CANALETTO Painting Title: Return of the Bucentoro to the Molo on Ascension Day (detail) , 1701-1750 Painting Style: Italian , , landscape Painting ID:: 63066
Canaletto Return of the Bucentoro to the Molo on Ascension Day 1732 Oil on canvas Royal Collection, Windsor Artist: CANALETTO Painting Title: Return of the Bucentoro to the Molo on Ascension Day (detail) , 1701-1750 Painting Style: Italian , , landscape
Venice Viewed from the San Giorgio Maggiore - Oil on canvas 77 x 97 cm St?delsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt Artist: CANALETTO Painting Title: Venice Viewed from the San Giorgio Maggiore , 1701-1750 Painting Style: Italian , , landscape Painting ID:: 63067
Canaletto Venice Viewed from the San Giorgio Maggiore - Oil on canvas 77 x 97 cm St?delsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt Artist: CANALETTO Painting Title: Venice Viewed from the San Giorgio Maggiore , 1701-1750 Painting Style: Italian , , landscape
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.