Venice Viewed from the San Giorgio Maggiore by Canaletto
The Molo, Venice by Canaletto
The Piazzetta, Venice, Looking North by Canaletto
Venice: The Canale di Santa Chiara towards the Lagoon by Canaletto
Venice: The Molo towards the Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute by Canaletto
Venice: View towards Murano from the Fondamenta Nuove by Canaletto
An Island in the Lagoon with a Gateway and a Church by Canaletto
The Grand Canal from Santa Maria di Nazareth toward Santa Croce by Canaletto
The Rialto, from the North by Canaletto
Venice: The Bacino di San Marco on Ascension Day by Canaletto
Grand Canal from Palazzo Balbi towards the Rialto by Canaletto
Arrival of the French Ambassador in Venice by Canaletto

Where to See Canaletto

67 museums worldwide

About Canaletto

Italian · 1697–1758

painting Venice with a camera obscura, selling fifty paintings to one English merchant, then moving to London where critics accused him of being an impostor

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Portrait of Canaletto
Museums67
Countries9
Most worksRoyal Collection, London · 59 works
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Where can I see Canaletto paintings in venice?
    Canaletto's works can be seen at National Gallery of Art, Prints in the National Gallery of Art, Royal Collection, and 2 other museums worldwide.
  • Did Canaletto use a camera obscura?
    Canaletto used a camera obscura as a drawing aid. A sketchbook from the 1730s contains 120 pages of camera obscura drawings of Venetian buildings.
  • Is Canaletto renaissance?
    Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto, was active during the Rococo period. He was influenced by Roman topographical painting and prints.
  • Canaletto art movement?
    Giovanni Antonio Canal taught perspective to students at the Academy. He created demonstration studies of perspective and scene painting for teaching purposes.
  • What scenes was Canaletto famous for?
    Canaletto is known for producing more dramatic, smoother, and topographically accurate views, including Venetian ceremonial scenes. He began to produce these types of views after realising his earlier works were not as exact as they could be.
  • How did Canaletto paint?
    Canaletto had masterful control of lighting. He applied touches of fluid, thin paint with extremely small brushes to suggest glittering reflections.
  • Did Canaletto paint london?
    Canaletto painted Venetian ceremonial scenes. He also worked in London from 1746 to 1756.
  • When did Canaletto paint venice?
    Canaletto painted views of Venice in the 1720s. These included San Cristoforo, San Michele, Murano from the Fondamenta Nuove, Piazza San Marco with the Basilica, and Grand Canal, Looking East from the Campo San Vio.

Sources

Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Canaletto's works across the following collections.

  1. [1] museum Toledo Museum of Art Used for: museum holdings.
  2. [2] museum Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts Used for: museum holdings.
  3. [3] museum London Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  4. [4] museum Royal Museums Greenwich Used for: museum holdings.
  5. [5] museum Städel Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  6. [6] museum National Galleries Scotland Used for: museum holdings.
  7. [7] wikidata Wikidata: Q182664 Used for: identifiers.
  8. [8] book Jennifer D. Milam, Historical Dictionary of Rococo Art Used for: biography.

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