La Piera del Bando. V.

c. 1735/1746

Canaletto

Associated Names
Canaletto

Artist, Venetian, 1697 - 1768

The image is an etching of a city scene, showing a grand building on the left side, likely the Doge's Palace in Venice. The view is slightly elevated, displaying the building's decorative facade with arched windows and intricate designs. Figures are gathered beneath. In the background, ornate pillars, sculptures, a cityscape, and ship masts are visible. The etching technique is precise, using linear strokes to capture architectural details and historical clothing. The color palette is monochrome, with shades of grey defining depth and detail.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.186

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bromberg 1993, no. 19, state iii/iii

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. 19, iii/iii.

1993

  • Bromberg, Ruth. Canaletto's etchings: revised and enlarged edition of the catalogue raisonné. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1993, no. 19, iii/iii.

1996

  • Hults, Linda C. The Print of the Western World. Madison, WI, 1996: 324; fig.6.2, 326.

2002

  • Montecuccoli degli Erri, Federico. Canaletto incisore. Venice: Istituto veneto di scienze, lettere ed arti, 2002, no. 16.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: A. Canal. f.

Wikidata ID

Q64954230

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