This large canvas showing the quayside of St Mark's Square in Venice with a view of the church of San Giorgio Maggiore, is an early work by Giovanni Antonio Canal, known as Canaletto. It is one of his many famous 'vedute' or Italian cityscapes.
The Bacino di San Marco with the San Giorgio Maggiore
Specifications
| Title | The Bacino di San Marco with the San Giorgio Maggiore |
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| Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 200 cm Height 187 cm |
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| Artists |
Painter:
Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)
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| Accession number | 3191 (OK) |
| Credits | Loan Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, 1900 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1990 |
| Creation date | in circa 1726 |
| External exhibitions |
Canaletto et Guardi (2012) Maestro van Wittel - Hollandse meester van het Italiaanse stadsgezicht (2019) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Italy > Southern Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)
Venetië 1697 - Venetië 1768
The Venetian painter Canaletto specialised in cityscapes of Venice. As a rule he based his paintings on extensive sketch studies that he made on location....
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