Landscape with a Woman at a Well

c. 1735/1746

Canaletto

Associated Names
Canaletto

Artist, Venetian, 1697 - 1768

The image shows a scenic view with an architectural structure to the left and a river flowing through the middle towards the distance. A stone arch structure is on the left side, with figures under it, and additional figures are visible on the riverbank. The horizon line is low, blending into architectural elements, with distant buildings and a dome on the right. The brushstrokes are detailed and linear, with fine crosshatched lines creating texture and depth. The scene is depicted in monochrome, using black lines on a white background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.196

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bromberg 1993, no. 29, state iia/iii

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.

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. 29, undescribed.

1993

  • Bromberg, Ruth. Canaletto's etchings: revised and enlarged edition of the catalogue raisonné. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1993, no. 29, iia/iii.

2002

  • Montecuccoli degli Erri, Federico. Canaletto incisore. Venice: Istituto veneto di scienze, lettere ed arti, 2002, no. 25.

Wikidata ID

Q64954261

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