The Doge Returns Thanks in the Sala del Consiglio Maggior

1763/1766

Giovanni Battista Brustolon after Canaletto

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Brustolon

Artist, Italian, 1712 - 1796

Canaletto

Artist After, Venetian, 1697 - 1768

This is a drawing of a grand interior hall with ornate architectural elements and numerous figures in formal attire. The scene captures a vast, elaborately decorated room with a richly detailed ceiling featuring intricate moldings and classical motifs. On either side of the hall, large paintings or murals adorn the walls, depicting various scenes within framed panels. The ceiling's grandeur is matched by the tall arched windows, which line one of the walls, allowing light to spill into the room. The floor is populated by numerous figures, suggesting a formal assembly or gathering, all facing towards a focal point at the front of the hall. The setting suggests an opulent and ceremonial environment, with attendees organized in rows and some standing closer to the center.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 46 x 56.6 cm (18 1/8 x 22 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 47.6 x 68.6 cm (18 3/4 x 27 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.61.454

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Constable rev. Links 1989, no. 633, State iii/iv (under Canaletto Drawings)

  • Series Title

    The Twelve Festivals of the Doge

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Quattrifolio, Milan); Mark J. Millard, New York; purchased by NGA, 1985.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1989

  • Constable, W.G. Canaletto: Giovanni Antonio Canal, 1697-1768.2nd ed. revised by J.G. Links. 2 vols. Oxford, 1989.

2000

  • Pollak et al. 2000, no. 25

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Antonius Canal pinxit.; lower right in plate: Jo. Bap. Brustolon inc.; across bottom in plate: Serenissimus electus Dux in Consilio Majori, pro sibi collata summa Reipublicae Dignitate, ...; lower right in plate: No. 4.

Watermarks

Coat of Arms

Wikidata ID

Q75407901

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