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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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The Grand Canal from Campo S. Vio towards the Bacino fdg
1729-34
Oil on canvas, 46 x 77,5 cm
Royal Collection, Windsor
Painting ID:: 5587
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The_Grand_Canal_from_Campo_S._Vio_towards_the_Bacino_fdg
1729-34
Oil on canvas, 46 x 77,5 cm
Royal Collection, Windsor
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View of San Giovanni dei Battuti at Murano d
1725-28
Oil on canvas, 66 x 127,5 cm
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Painting ID:: 5588
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View_of_San_Giovanni_dei_Battuti_at_Murano_d
1725-28
Oil on canvas, 66 x 127,5 cm
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
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The Molo: Looking West sf
1730
Oil on canvas, 55 x 102 cm
Private collection
Painting ID:: 5589
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The_Molo:_Looking_West_sf
1730
Oil on canvas, 55 x 102 cm
Private collection
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The Molo: Looking West (detail) dg
1730
Oil on canvas
Private collection
Painting ID:: 5590
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The_Molo:_Looking_West_(detail)_dg
1730
Oil on canvas
Private collection
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Riva degli Schiavoni: Looking East df
1730
Oil on canvas, 58,4 x 101,6 cm
Private collection
Painting ID:: 5591
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Riva_degli_Schiavoni:_Looking_East_df
1730
Oil on canvas, 58,4 x 101,6 cm
Private collection
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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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