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 View of London: The Thames from Somerset House towards Westminster (mk25) oil


View of London: The Thames from Somerset House towards Westminster (mk25)
Painting ID::  24309
View of London: The Thames from Somerset House towards Westminster (mk25)
1750-1
1750-1
   
   
     

Canaletto View of London The Thames from Somerset House towards the City (mk25) oil


View of London The Thames from Somerset House towards the City (mk25)
Painting ID::  24310
View of London The Thames from Somerset House towards the City (mk25)
1750-1
1750-1
   
   
     

Canaletto The Reception of the French Ambassador in Venice oil


The Reception of the French Ambassador in Venice
Painting ID::  29371
The Reception of the French Ambassador in Venice
mk65 1740s Oil on canvas 71x102"
mk65 1740s Oil_on_canvas 71x102"
   
   
     

Canaletto Wastminster Abbey with the Procession of the Knights of the Order of Bath oil


Wastminster Abbey with the Procession of the Knights of the Order of Bath
Painting ID::  30614
Wastminster Abbey with the Procession of the Knights of the Order of Bath
mk68 Oil on canvas London,Westminste Abbey 1750 Britain
   
   
     

Canaletto Piazza San Marco,Looking Eastwards oil


Piazza San Marco,Looking Eastwards
Painting ID::  30624
Piazza San Marco,Looking Eastwards
mk68 Oil on canvas Paris,Jacquemart-Andre Museum c.1760 Italy
   
   
     

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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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