The Doge Attends the Giovedi Grasso Festival in the Piazzetta

1763/1766

Giovanni Battista Brustolon after Canaletto

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Brustolon

Artist, Italian, 1712 - 1796

Canaletto

Artist After, Venetian, 1697 - 1768

This is an engraving of a grand architectural scene with a bustling crowd. The image shows an ornate facade of a building with pointed arches, geometric patterns, and a tower-like structure. The scene is filled with many figures engaged in various activities, indicating a public event or celebration. The foreground features architectural details, human movement, and a staircase where some individuals are moving. The craftsmanship in the architecture reflects meticulous attention to detail typical of historical European urban scenes. The perspective of the image guides the viewer through the architecture and the crowd.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 44.8 x 57.2 cm (17 5/8 x 22 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 49.3 x 69.1 cm (19 7/16 x 27 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.61.457

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Constable rev. Links 1989, no. 636, 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

Exhibition History

2010

  • From La Serenissima to the Eternal City: The Grand Tour in 18th Century Venice and Rome, The Mitchell Gallery, St. John's College, Annapolis, 2010, unnumbered catalogue.

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

recto: in plate, below image, at left: Antonius Canal pinxit.; in plate, below image, at right: Jo. Bap. Brustolon inc.; in plate, below image, across bottom: Die jovis postrema Bacchanaliorum Serenissimus Princeps e ducali Palatio conspicit populares ludos, perantiquae victoriae monumenta / Apud Theodorum Viero in via Mercatoria vulgo dicta dell'Orologlio Cum Privilegio Excellentissini Senatus.; in plate, at bottom right: No. 7.; verso: at right center, in graphite in later hand: ST 17283L177; at bottom center, in graphite in later hand: 887

Markings

none

Watermarks

Coat of Arms

Wikidata ID

Q75408081

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