La Piera del Bando. V.

c. 1735/1746

Canaletto

Associated Names
Canaletto

Artist, Venetian, 1697 - 1768

The image shows a view from Piazza San Marco in Venice towards the Palace, displaying Gothic architectural details. The scene captures a plaza with people in period clothing, some conversing or resting. Vertical elements like statues and columns lead the eye towards distant domes and architecture. The artistic style features fine linework, typical of etching, detailing stone textures and human activity. The color palette is monochromatic with dark ink on a light background, providing a historical and elegant look with shading for depth and form.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Addie Burr Clark

  • Accession Number

    1946.9.26

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bromberg 1993, no. 19, state ii/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. 19, ii/iii.

1993

  • Bromberg, Ruth. Canaletto's etchings: revised and enlarged edition of the catalogue raisonné. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1993, no. 19, ii/iii.

2002

  • Montecuccoli degli Erri, Federico. Canaletto incisore. Venice: Istituto veneto di scienze, lettere ed arti, 2002, no. 16.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: A. Canal. f.; lower center in plate: la Piera del Bando. V.

Wikidata ID

Q65071114

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