Immerse yourself in a dreamlike vision of Canaletto's Venice where the floating city of the 1700s appears strikingly unchanged centuries later.
Giovanni Antonio Canal, better known as Canaletto (1697-1768), was born and died in Venice. Home for most of his life, the city was also the artistic subject that dominated his career. Canaletto helped establish the veduta — or topographical view — as one of the chief genres of Venetian painting in the 18th century, as well as a prime export.
A pair of vedute by Canaletto, unknown to scholars until now, will lead the Old Masters Part I sale at Christie’s in London on 7 December 2023, as part of Classic Week. Coming from a private collection, these masterpieces were painted around 1734, when Canaletto was at the peak of his powers, almost certainly for an English patron.
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@nathanielalgernon975
5 months ago
Two beautiful works by Canaletto, the master of Venice. Love the painting to the right of the Doge's Palace, that's the important one.
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