#canaleto

[landscapeandmarine]

The South Façade of Warwick Castle

Artist: Canaletto (Italian, 1697-1768)

Date: 1748

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain

About the Artist: Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) is best known for pioneering the (veduta) (view painting) style. His technique combined architectural precision, brilliant atmospheric light, and the clever use of optical aids to capture expansive, highly detailed panoramas of 18th-century Venice, Rome, and London

[galleryofart]

Capriccio: The Rialto Bridge and The Church of S. Giorgio Maggiore

Artist: Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) (Italian, 1697-1768)

Date: c. 1750

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC, United States

Description

This painting combines in a single setting three famous landmarks from different areas of Venice: the Rialto Bridge and the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, located on an island at the entrance to the Grand Canal. The Italian word capriccio, meaning whim or fancy, is used to describe these fanciful compositions.

[landscapeandmarine]

Venice: Palazzo Grimani

Artist: Canaleto (Italian, 1697-1768)

Date: c. 1756-1768

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: The National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

[gerardbillet]

CANALETO : la Place Saint - Marc,1740. #museejacquemartandre #canaleto #venise #saintmarc #peinture #finmaniac #sbilletcreations (à Musée Jacquemart-André)