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Giovanni Antonio Canal (28 October 1697 - 19 April 1768) better known as Canaletto, was a Venetian painter famous for his landscapes, or vedute, of Venice. He was also an important printmaker in etching.
He was born in Venice as the son of the painter Bernardo Canal, hence his mononym Canaletto ("little Canal"), and Artemisia Barbieri. His nephew and pupil Bernardo Bellotto was also an accomplished landscape painter, with a similar painting style, and sometimes used the name "Canaletto" to advance his own career, particularly in countrieseGermany and Polandewhere his uncle was not active.
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Painting ID:: 84028 The Piazza San Marco in Venice
Date ca. between 1723(1723) and 1724(1724)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions Height: 141.5 cm (55.7 in). Width: 204.5 cm (80.5 in).
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Painting ID:: 84313 Kurtisane und Soldat
1742-1743
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions Deutsch: 46 x 64 cm
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Painting ID:: 85668 Empfang eines franzosischen Gesandten in Venedig
Date c. 1740(1740)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 181 x 259,5 cm
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Painting ID:: 86924 Piazza San Marco
Oil on canvas
Dimensions 68.6 x 112.4 cm (27 x 44.3 in)
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Painting ID:: 88176 Il Canale Grande
c. 1730-1750
Medium Oil on canvas
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Giovanni Antonio Canal
(28 October 1697 - 19 April 1768) better known as Canaletto, was a Venetian painter famous for his landscapes, or vedute, of Venice. He was also an important printmaker in etching.
He was born in Venice as the son of the painter Bernardo Canal, hence his mononym Canaletto ("little Canal"), and Artemisia Barbieri. His nephew and pupil Bernardo Bellotto was also an accomplished landscape painter, with a similar painting style, and sometimes used the name "Canaletto" to advance his own career, particularly in countrieseGermany and Polandewhere his uncle was not active.
. Related Artists to Giovanni Antonio Canal: | Tait Arthur Fitzwilliam | Marmion, Simon | HELST, Bartholomeus van der | Giacinto Diano | Andrea Sacchi |
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