Prospetto della Chiesa del SS. Salvatore

1742

Fabio Berardi after Canaletto

Associated Names
Fabio Berardi

Artist, Italian, 1728 - 1788

Canaletto

Artist After, Venetian, 1697 - 1768

The image features a straight-on perspective of an ornate building, likely a church, with a grand entrance centered. The sky serves as the backdrop with no visible horizon, and a tall obelisk stands to the left. The building's intricate details are highlighted through engraving, creating depth and texture. The color scheme is monochromatic, mainly black and gray, typical of engravings, lending a timeless quality. A fountain with spouting water and a few figures are visible in the foreground. On the right, arched structures suggest architectural ruins or aqueducts, extending into the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving and etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 35.1 x 47.8 cm (13 13/16 x 18 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 49.1 x 65.9 cm (19 5/16 x 25 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.7.5

  • 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: Canaletto diss. / No.57.5.; lower center in plate: Prospetto della Chiesa del SSmo. Salvatore. [added by later hand in brown ink: in Venezia] / Architettura di Jacopo Sansovino.; lower right in plate: Berardi Scul. Appo Wagner Venezia C.P.E.S.

Watermarks

three stars over F V

Wikidata ID

Q75411621

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