The Stonemason's Yard, painted 1726-30.
 The Grand Canal and the Church of the Salute, painted 1730.
This 1752 painting of Northumberland House in London is an example of Canaletto's work during his residence in England. Giovanni Antonio Canale (Venice, Republic of Venice, October 28, 1697 – April 19, 1768)[1], better known as Canaletto, was a Venetian artist famous for his landscapes, or vedute of Venice. He was a son of the painter Bernardo Canale, hence his nickname Canaletto. His nephew Bernardo Bellotto was also a landscape painter; he sometimes used the name of Canaletto to further his own career. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1100x852, 149 KB) Summary The Stonemasons Yard (1726-1730) by Canaletto. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1100x852, 149 KB) Summary The Stonemasons Yard (1726-1730) by Canaletto. ...
Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (986x667, 156 KB) CANALETTO, The Grand Canal and the Church of the Salute (1730) Oil on canvas, 49,5 x 72,5 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Taken from http://www. ...
Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (986x667, 156 KB) CANALETTO, The Grand Canal and the Church of the Salute (1730) Oil on canvas, 49,5 x 72,5 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Taken from http://www. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1251x770, 195 KB) Summary Return of the Bucintoro to the Molo on Ascension Day by Canaletto, 1732. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1251x770, 195 KB) Summary Return of the Bucintoro to the Molo on Ascension Day by Canaletto, 1732. ...
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Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1038x773, 131 KB) Summary Westminster Bridge from the north on Lord Mayors Day Painting by Canaletto (1746), original at the Yale Center for British Art Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Canaletto Westminster Bridge ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1038x773, 131 KB) Summary Westminster Bridge from the north on Lord Mayors Day Painting by Canaletto (1746), original at the Yale Center for British Art Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Canaletto Westminster Bridge ...
Westminster Bridge and the Palace of Westminster, with a glimpse of Westminster Abbey behind the tower of Big Ben. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x989, 310 KB)The Strand front of Northumberland House as painted by Canaletto in 1752. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x989, 310 KB)The Strand front of Northumberland House as painted by Canaletto in 1752. ...
The Strand front of Northumberland House in 1752 by Canaletto. ...
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Vedute (italian: view) ist a specific style painting objects. ...
Bellottos urban scenes have the same carefully drawn realism as his uncles Venetian views but are marked by heavy shadows and are darker and colder in tone and colour. ...
Early career
Canaletto was born in Venice on October 28, 1697 to Bernardo and Artemisia Barbieri, and served his apprenticeship with his father and his brother. He began in his father's occupation, that of a theatrical scene painter. He also studied with Luca Carlevaris, a painter of mediocre street representations.[2][3] Canaletto was inspired by the Roman vedutista Giovanni Paolo Pannini, and started painting the daily life of the city and its people. After returning from Rome in 1719, he began painting in his famous topographical style.[3] His first known signed and dated work is Architectural Capriccio (1723, Milan, in a private collection).[1] Luca Carlevarijs or Carlevaris (Udine, 1663-Venice, 1730) was an Venetian painter of landscapes (vedutista). ...
The interior of the Pantheon, Rome Giovanni Paolo Pannini or Panini (Piacenza, June 17, 1691 – Rome, October 21, 1765) was an Italian painter and architect. ...
Much of Canaletto's early artwork was painted 'from nature', differing from the then customary practice of completing paintings in the studio. Some of his later works do revert to this custom, as suggested by the tendency of distant figures to be painted as blobs of colour - an effect produced by using a camera obscura, which blurs farther-away objects. However, his paintings are always notable for their accuracy: he recorded the seasonal submerging of Venice in water and ice.[4] The camera obscura (Lat. ...
Canaletto's early works remain his most coveted and, according to many authorities, his best. One of his finest early pieces is The Stonemason's Yard (1729, London, the National Gallery) which depicts a humble working area of the city. Later Canaletto became known for his grand scenes of the canals of Venice and the Doge's Palace. His large-scale landscapes portrayed the city's famed pageantry and waning traditions, making innovative use of atmospheric effects and strong local colors. For these qualities, his works may be said to have anticipated Impressionism. Doges Palace. ...
The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...
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Work in England Many of his pictures were sold to Englishmen on their Grand Tour, most notably the merchant Joseph Smith (who was later appointed British Consul in Venice in 1744). It was Smith who acted as an agent for Canaletto, first in requesting paintings of Venice from the painter in the early 1720s and helping him to sell his paintings to other Englishmen.[5] In the 1740s Canaletto's market was disrupted when the War of the Austrian Succession led to a reduction in the number of British visitors to Venice.[6] Smith also arranged for the publication of a series of etchings of caprichos (capriccio italian for fancy)[2], but the returns were not high enough, and in 1746 Canaletto moved to London, to be closer to his market.[3] The interior of the Pantheon in the 18th century, painted by Giovanni Paolo Panini In the 18th century, the Grand Tour was a kind of education for wealthy British noblemen, wherein the primary educational value was exposure to the cultured artifacts of antiquity and the Renaissance as well as the...
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He remained in England until 1755, producing views of London and of his patrons' castles and houses. He was often expected to paint England in the fashion with which he had painted his native city. Overall this period was not satisfactory, owing mostly to the declining quality of Canaletto's work. Canaletto's painting began to suffer from repetitiveness, losing its fluidity, and becoming mechanical to the point that the English art critic George Vertue suggested that the man painting under the name 'Canaletto' was an impostor. The artist was compelled to give public painting demonstrations in order to refute this claim; however, his reputation never fully recovered in his lifetime.[7]
After his return to Venice Canaletto was elected to the Venetian Academy in 1763. He continued to paint until his death in 1768. In his later years he often worked from old sketches, but he sometimes produced surprising new compositions. He was willing to make subtle alternations to topography for artistic effect.[2] 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
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Popularity His pupils included his nephew Bernardo Bellotto, Francesco Guardi, Michele Marieschi, Gabriele Bella and Giuseppe Bernardino Bison.[4] Bellottos urban scenes have the same carefully drawn realism as his uncles Venetian views but are marked by heavy shadows and are darker and colder in tone and colour. ...
The Lagoon Looking toward Murano from the Fondamenta Nuove (1765-70) Oil on canvas, 31,7 x 52,7 cm Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge Francesco Guardi (October 5, 1712- January 1, 1793), Venetian painter, was a pupil of Canaletto, and followed his style so closely that pictures are very frequently attributed...
Michele Marieschi (1710-1743) (also known as Michiel) was a painter of landscapes or vistas (a vedutisti) who painted veduta mostly in Venice. ...
Giuseppe Bernardino Bison (Palmanova, 16 June 1762 - Milan, 1844) was Italian painter, known mainly for his history pieces, genre depictions, and whimsical and imaginary landscapes, including veduta di fantasia or capprici. ...
Joseph Smith sold much of his collection to George III, creating the bulk of the large collection of Canalettos owned by the Royal Collection. There are many examples of his work in other British collections, including several at the Wallace Collection and a set of 24 in the dining room at Woburn Abbey. George III (George William Frederick) (4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. ...
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The layout of Woburn before partial demolition. ...
Canaletto's views always fetched high prices, and even as early as the 18th century Catherine the Great and other European monarchs vied for his grandest paintings. The record price paid at auction for a Canaletto is £18.6 million for View of the Grand Canal from Palazzo Balbi to the Rialto, set at Sotheby's in London in July 2005. Catherine II (Екатерина II Алексеевна: Yekaterína II Alekséyevna, April 21, 1729 - November 6, 1796), born Sophie Augusta Fredericka, known as Catherine the Great, reigned as empress of Russia from...
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Works - The Piazzetta (1733-1735)
- The Grand Canal at the Salute Church (1738-1742)
References - ^ a b Pedrocco, Filippo (1995) Canaletto "Giunti". 48 pages. ISBN 88-09-76198-7.
- ^ a b c Tecco, Betsy Dru. (2004) How to Draw Italy's Sights and Symbols "The Rosen Publishing Group". 48 pages. ISBN 0-8239-6686-0.
- ^ a b c Macfall, Haldane. (2004) A History of Painting "Kessinger Publishing". 320 pages. ISBN 1-4179-4508-7.
- ^ a b Fletcher, C. A. and Spencer, T. (2005) Flooding and Environmental Challenges for Venice and Its Lagoon "Cambridge University Press". 718 pages. ISBN 0-521-84046-5.
- ^ Morris, Edward. (2001) Public Art Collections in North-West England "Liverpool University Press". 192 pages. ISBN 0-85323-527-9.
- ^ Canaletto, Antonio. (1971) Views of Venice by Canaletto "Courier Dover Publications". 90 pages. ISBN 0-486-22705-7.
- ^ Eglin, John. (2001) Venice Transfigured: The Myth of Venice in British Culture, 1660-1797 "Palgrave". 272 pages. ISBN 0-312-23299-3.
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