Veduta del Prospetto della Chiesa di S. Giorgio Maggiore

1742

Joseph Wagner after Canaletto

Associated Names
Joseph Wagner

Artist, German, 1706 - 1780

Canaletto

Artist After, Venetian, 1697 - 1768

The image shows a detailed engraving of an architectural scene featuring the church of San Giorgio Maggiore. The horizon aligns with the base of the church, which is the central focus. The facade is surrounded by buildings and a bell tower. The engraving uses fine lines and cross-hatching for texture. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of grey. In the foreground, there are small boats and gondolas on the water with people.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving and etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 39.4 x 48.5 cm (15 1/2 x 19 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 49.2 x 66.3 cm (19 3/8 x 26 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.7.1

  • Series Title

    Prospetti sei di altrettanti Templi di Venezia

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Bookplate of Giannalisa Feltrinelli; (sale, London, Christie's, 3 December 1997, lot 254); purchased via Artemis [David Carritt Ltd.], London by NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2000

  • Pollak et al. 2000, no.163

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Antonio Canaletto delin. / No.57.1.; lower center in plate: Veduta del Prospetto della Chiesa di S. Giorgio Maggiore [added by later hand in brown ink: in Venezia] / con alcune adiacenze a capriccio.; lower right in plate: Wagner Scul. Venezia C.P.E.S.

Watermarks

three stars over F V

Wikidata ID

Q75407733

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