Title Plate

c. 1735/1746

Canaletto

Associated Names
Canaletto

Artist, Venetian, 1697 - 1768

The image shows a bird's-eye view of an architectural scene with a plaque at the center. The horizon is not visible, and various architectural elements and figures lead towards it. The brushwork is intricate with fine lines and detailed etching giving texture to the structures and sky. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of gray emphasizing the etching's shadows. Closest to us are steps leading to a large stone plaque with text, surrounded by stone ruins and foliage. In the distance, architectural elements such as domes and columns are visible, hinting at an ancient or classical setting, with wispy clouds in the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.7 x 43.2 cm (11 11/16 x 17 in.)
    sheet: 45.7 x 63.2 cm (18 x 24 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.64.138

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bromberg 1993, no. 1, state ii/ii

  • Series Title

    Vedute [Vesme 1-32]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1906

  • Vesme, Alexandre de (Baudi di Vesme, Alessandro). Le peintre-graveur italien; ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de Bartsch. Milan: Ulrico Hoepli, 1906.

1945

  • Pallucchini, Rodolpho and Guarnati, G.F.. Le acqueforti del Canaletto. Venice: Edizioni Daria Guarnati, 1945, no. 1.

1974

  • Bromberg, Ruth. Canaletto's etchings: a catalogue and study illustrating and describing the known states, including those hitherto unrecorded. London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1974, no. 1, ii/ii.

1993

  • Bromberg, Ruth. Canaletto's etchings: revised and enlarged edition of the catalogue raisonné. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1993, no. 1, ii/ii.

2002

  • Montecuccoli degli Erri, Federico. Canaletto incisore. Venice: Istituto veneto di scienze, lettere ed arti, 2002, no. 1.

Inscriptions

across center in plate: VEDUTE / ... / DA / ANTONIO CANAL / ... (7 more lines)

Watermarks

Inverted A (top half of Bromberg 13)

Wikidata ID

Q74070545

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