Al Dolo

c. 1735/1746

Canaletto

Associated Names
Canaletto

Artist, Venetian, 1697 - 1768

The image depicts a river scene with buildings lining its banks. A church with a tall spire is visible on the right side. Small boats float on the river, and people are seen on the pathways nearby. The sky occupies the upper half of the image with textured clouds. The artwork is an etching rendered in shades of sepia and gray.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30 x 43 cm (11 13/16 x 16 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 46 x 63.2 cm (18 1/8 x 24 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.64.141

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bromberg 1993, no. 4, state ii/iii

  • 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. 4.

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. 4, ii/iii.

1993

  • Bromberg, Ruth. Canaletto's etchings: revised and enlarged edition of the catalogue raisonné. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1993, no. 4, ii/iii.

2002

  • Montecuccoli degli Erri, Federico. Canaletto incisore. Venice: Istituto veneto di scienze, lettere ed arti, 2002, no. 4.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: A. Canal f.; lower center in plate: Al Dolo

Watermarks

Coat of arms (Bromberg 1)

Wikidata ID

Q74070590

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