Landscape with Ruined Monuments [right]

c. 1735/1746

Canaletto

Associated Names
Canaletto

Artist, Venetian, 1697 - 1768

The image features architectural elements, including a large stone pillar and an ornate archway, set against a background that includes trees, a pyramid-like structure, and buildings with spires. The artwork is characterized by detailed etchings with fine lines and hatching techniques to show depth and texture. The color palette is monochromatic, in shades of black and white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.5 x 21.8 cm (5 11/16 x 8 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 46 x 61.8 cm (18 1/8 x 24 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.64.154.b

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bromberg 1993, no. 31, only state

  • Series Title

    Vedute [Vesme 1-32]

Associated Artworks

The image is an etching of a landscape with a strong horizontal expanse. The horizon is in the middle, with a tower and surrounding structures in the distance. A woman on a path with an object and a dog is in the foreground. People further up the path interact with the environment. To the left are rooftops and a spire, and to the right, natural elements and architectural ruins. Sparse, linear cloud formations fill the sky. The etching uses a black and white palette with detailed, crosshatched strokes for depth and texture.

Landscape with Tower and Two Ruined Pillars [left]

Canaletto

1735

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. 31, only.

1993

  • Bromberg, Ruth. Canaletto's etchings: revised and enlarged edition of the catalogue raisonné. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1993, no. 31, only.

2002

  • Montecuccoli degli Erri, Federico. Canaletto incisore. Venice: Istituto veneto di scienze, lettere ed arti, 2002, no. 21.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: A. Canal f.

Watermarks

Coat of arms (Bromberg 1 and 2)

Wikidata ID

Q74070711

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