Canaletto began his career creating ‘vedutas’ (view paintings) of Venice to sell to wealthy English travelers. Here the artist captures a Canaletto with incredible precision and a peerless brush technique that animates the silvery reflections of the buildings glimmering on the water.
The Grand Canal in Venice from Palazzo Flangini to Campo San Marcuola, c.1738, Oil on CanvasCanaletto Italian (1697 - 1768) |
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Canaletto began his career creating ‘vedutas’ (view paintings) of Venice to sell to wealthy English travelers. Here the artist captures a Canaletto with incredible precision and a peerless brush technique that animates the silvery reflections of the buildings glimmering on the water. |
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