Mestre

c. 1735/1746

Canaletto

Associated Names
Canaletto

Artist, Venetian, 1697 - 1768

The image depicts a canal scene with buildings and trees on both sides. There are figures engaging in various activities near the water. Boats can be seen on the canal. The sky has long, horizontal clouds. The etching uses delicate lines to capture architectural details, people, and the surroundings. The overall color scheme is monochromatic, using shades of black and white.

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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.)
    sheet: 38.5 x 51.2 cm (15 3/16 x 20 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.173

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bromberg 1993, no. 3, state i/ii

  • Series Title

    Vedute [Vesme 1-32]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1996

  • Obras Maestras de la National Gallery of Art, Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City, 1996-1997, pp. 126-127, repro.

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. 3, no. i/ii.

1993

  • Bromberg, Ruth. Canaletto's etchings: revised and enlarged edition of the catalogue raisonné. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1993, no. 3, i/ii.

1996

  • Obras Maestras de la National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico City, Mexico, 1996: 126-127.

2002

  • Montecuccoli degli Erri, Federico. Canaletto incisore. Venice: Istituto veneto di scienze, lettere ed arti, 2002, no. 3.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: A. Canal f.; lower center in plate: Mestre

Wikidata ID

Q64954184

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