A Venetian Courtyard, in the Procuratie Nuove

c. 1760

Canaletto

Associated Names
Canaletto

Artist, Venetian, 1697 - 1768

The image shows a detailed architectural view of a courtyard in a classical building. The perspective is upward, focusing on the facade which has multiple stories, columns, and ornate windows. The style is precise with detailed architectural elements. The color palette consists of earthy browns and grays, giving the scene an aged look. In the courtyard, there are figures in period attire standing and conversing. The scene is framed by columns, leading the eye towards the building.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William Mayor [d. 1874], London; John Postle Heseltine [1843-1929] (Lugt 1507), London; Henry Oppenheimer [1859-1932], London; (sale Christie's London, 10 July 1936, no. 50); Duc de Talleyrand, Saint-Brice-sous-Foret; Robert H. and Clarice Smith, Bethesa, MD, by 1974; given to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1906

  • Original Drawings by Old Masters of the Schools of North Italy in the Collection of J. P. H., 1906, London, no. 5

1991

  • Art for the Nation, The National Gallery of Art, 1991, 96-97

1995

  • Splendori del Settecento Veneziano, Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, 1995, 433, no. 155 (repro. p. 433)(entry by Annalisa Prissa Torrini).

2014

  • The Poetry of Light - La poesia della luce: Venetian Drawings from the National Gallery of Art, Museo Correr, Venice, Venice, 2014 - 2015, no. 83.

Bibliography

1906

  • Heseltine, John Postle. Original Drawings by Old Masters of the Schools of North Italy. Privately printed, London, 1906: no. 5

1929

  • Hadeln, Detlev, Baron von.The drawings of Antonio Canal called Canaletto. London, 1929: 15, pl.15.

1958

  • Morassi 1958, 26, no.56

1962

  • Constable, William George. Canaletto: Giovanni Antonio Canal, 1697-1768. 2 vols. Oxford, 1962: 11, 478, no. 623.

1974

  • Pignatti, Terisio. _ Venetian Drawings from American Collections_. Washingon, 1974: 48-49, no.100.

1976

  • Russell, H. Dianne, "Venetian Drawings," _ Master Drawings 14.3_ (1976): 310.

  • Constable and Links 1976, II: 523, no. 623.

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: 96-97.

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Wikidata ID

Q64537841

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