Canaletto
1697–1768 · 12 works
Canaletto, born Giovanni Antonio Canal, made the streets and waterways of Venice the subject of carefully composed views. His training in theatrical scenery preceded a career painting the city for local patrons and visitors, especially British collectors. He also worked in England. Although his buildings can look precisely recorded, he adjusted architecture and viewpoints for the picture. Small figures, boats, and changing light make these spaces feel inhabited, turning a recognizable location into a scene with its own rhythm and atmosphere.
12 works · 1720–1761
Trace the edges of buildings toward the distance, then look for the small figures. How do they change your sense of the space?
A Bridge Near a Church in Venicec. 1720- Capriccio: A Street Crossed by Arches (recto) Sketches of Doorway, Staircase and Second Floor of Building (verso)c. 1720
Landscape with a Woman at a Well, from Vedute1735/44
Landscape with the Pilgrim at Prayer, from Vedute1735/44
Le Preson, from Vedute1735/44
Le Procuratie Niove e S. Ziminian, from Vedute1735/44
Mountain Landscape wih Five Bridges, from Vedute1735/44
The Equestrian Monument, from Vedute1735/44
The Portico with the Lantern, from Vedute1735/44
Title Page, from Vedute1735/44
View of a Town on a River Bank, from Vedute1735/44
The Riva degli Schiavoni Seen from the Market at the Pierafter 1755
François Boucher
Head of a Young Woman, early 1730s
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek, c. 1719
Jean Antoine Watteau
Standing Man Leaning on His Elbow, before 1710
