Landscape with Ruined Monuments

c. 1740

Canaletto

Associated Names
Canaletto

Artist, Venetian, 1697 - 1768

The image shows ancient architectural ruins from an elevated angle, revealing the structures and landscape. The horizon is low, with a tower and greenery fading into the distance. The brushwork features intricate lines creating texture on stone surfaces and foliage. The color palette is monochrome, emphasizing the aged ruins. A stone pillar is prominent on the left, with a hill, trees, and more ruins in the background. An ornate archway is on the right, leading towards distant buildings and a spire. Figures are depicted engaging in different activities, bringing life to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Ruth Benedict in memory of William S. Benedict

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.4 x 21.6 cm (5 11/16 x 8 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 17.7 x 24.5 cm (6 15/16 x 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.80.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bromberg 1993, no. 31, only state

  • Series Title

    Vedute [Vesme 1-32]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1994

  • A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994, no. 38.

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.

1945

  • Pallucchini, Rodolpho and Guarnati, G.F.. Le acqueforti del Canaletto. Venice: Edizioni Daria Guarnati, 1945, no. 26.

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.

1994

  • A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994, no. 38.

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.

Wikidata ID

Q74875251

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