Mestre

c. 1735/1746

Canaletto

Associated Names
Canaletto

Artist, Venetian, 1697 - 1768

The image shows a bird's-eye view of a town square next to a canal. Buildings, trees, people, and activities are depicted in fine, intricate brushstrokes. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of grey and black. Figures on horseback or walking, along with boats in the canal, are visible. The sky is overcast with detailed cloud formations.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.1 x 43 cm (11 7/8 x 16 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 46.5 x 64.6 cm (18 5/16 x 25 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.64.140

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bromberg 1993, no. 3, state i/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. 5.

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. 3, i/ii.

1993

  • Bromberg, Ruth. Canaletto's etchings: revised and enlarged edition of the catalogue raisonné. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1993, no. 3, i/ii.

2002

  • Montecuccoli degli Erri, Federico. Canaletto incisore. Venice: Istituto veneto di scienze, lettere ed arti, 2002, no. 3.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: A. Canal f.; lower center in plate: Mestre

Markings

fleur-de-lis

Watermarks

Triple-cresent

Wikidata ID

Q74070569

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