The Equestrian Monument

c. 1735/1746

Canaletto

Associated Names
Canaletto

Artist, Venetian, 1697 - 1768

The image displays a black and white etched scene showing various architectural elements. A large building with columns, arches, a balcony, and draped fabric is on the left side. In the background, there are other structures, including a tower with a statue of a horse and rider on top. This tower appears to be part of a larger wall or fortification that extends across the image. The artwork features detailed line work that creates depth and texture, capturing the intricate architecture and providing movement with flowing lines in the sky and ground. The absence of color emphasizes the details, light, and shadow created by the density of the lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.190

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bromberg 1993, no. 23, only


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. 23, only.

1993

  • Bromberg, Ruth. Canaletto's etchings: revised and enlarged edition of the catalogue raisonné. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1993, no. 23, only.

2002

  • Montecuccoli degli Erri, Federico. Canaletto incisore. Venice: Istituto veneto di scienze, lettere ed arti, 2002, no. 26.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: A. Canal. f.

Wikidata ID

Q64954238

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