Veduta del Prospetto della Chiesa del SS. Redentore

1742

Fabio Berardi after Canaletto

Associated Names
Fabio Berardi

Artist, Italian, 1728 - 1788

Canaletto

Artist After, Venetian, 1697 - 1768

The image shows an engraving of a classical church, potentially the Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore. The front view displays a symmetrical facade with columns, statues, and a low horizon. The detailed engraving depicts fine lines illustrating the architecture, clouds, and stonework in shades of gray. Two figures row a boat near the church, while others are on the steps. In the background, a bell tower and other structures are visible, suggesting an urban setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving and etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 34.9 x 48.6 cm (13 3/4 x 19 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 48.8 x 66.4 cm (19 3/16 x 26 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.7.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meyer, Vol. III, no. 18

  • 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

1872

  • Meyer, Julius et al. Allegmeines Kunstler-Lexikon, unter Mitwirkung der namhaftesten Fachgelehrten des In- und Auslandes. 3 vols. Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, 1972-1885.

2000

  • Pollak et al. 2000, no.163

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Antonio Canaletto pinx. / No.57.3.; lower center in plate: Veduta del Prospetto della Chiesa del S.S.mo. Redentore [added by later hand in brown ink: in Ven] Architettura del Palladio. / colle accessorie ideale sel Pittore.; lower right in plate: Berardi Scul. Wagner recognovit Vena. C.P.E.S.

Watermarks

three stars over F V

Wikidata ID

Q75411615

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