La Torre di Malghera

c. 1735/1746

Canaletto

Associated Names
Canaletto

Artist, Venetian, 1697 - 1768

The image shows a calm expanse of water with low mountains or hills in the distance. A tall tower is on the right side of the image. The building style is illustrated with fine line work, showcasing textures like stone and plaster. The color palette is monochrome, with varying shades of grey depicting light and shadow. Small boats and figures can be seen on the water, with additional boats and structures along the shore. Clouds in the background contrast with the detailed landscape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.9 x 42.7 cm (11 3/4 x 16 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.172

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bromberg 1993, no. 2, state ii/iii

  • Series Title

    Vedute [Vesme 1-32]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1994

  • The Glory of Venice: Art in the Eighteenth Century, Royal Academy of Arts, London; National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994, 235, 236, 438, no. 143 (repro. p. 235)(entry by Ruth Bromberg).

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. 8.

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, 2.

1993

  • Bromberg, Ruth. Canaletto's etchings: revised and enlarged edition of the catalogue raisonné. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1993, no. 2, ii/iii.

1994

  • The Glory of Venice. Exh. cat. Royal Academy of Arts, London; National Gallery of Art, Washington; Museo del Settecento Veneziano - Ca'Rezzonico, Venice; Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, 1994-1995, 143.

2002

  • Montecuccoli degli Erri, Federico. Canaletto incisore. Venice: Istituto veneto di scienze, lettere ed arti, 2002, no. 2.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: A. Canal f.; lower center in plate: la Torre di Malghera

Wikidata ID

Q64954182

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