Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART: View of the Grand Canal looking toward the Punta della Dogana from Campo Sant’Ivo
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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View of the Grand Canal looking toward the Punta della Dogana from Campo Sant’Ivo
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Image View:
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Overall view without frame
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Creator:
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Canaletto (Italian painter, 1697-1768)
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Location:
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repository: Brera Museum (Milan, Lombardy, Italy) 2235
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Location Note:
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Via Brera 28
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GPS:
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+45.471944+9.188056
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Date:
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ca. 1740-1745 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
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Style Period:
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Eighteenth century
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Work Type 1:
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painting (visual work)
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Material:
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oil paint on canvas
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Technique:
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oil painting (technique)
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Measurements:
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53 cm (height) x 70 cm (width)
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Subjects:
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cityscape; seascape; Boats and boating; Venice
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Description:
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The picture is a companion piece to the View of St. Mark’s Basin from the Punta della Dogana (also in the Brera). This was a favorite view of Canaletto's and there are several versions. Canaletto was one of the founders of the genre of vedutismo (painted views), which achieved an extraordinary international success in the 18th century and reached its highest levels in representations of Venice, illuminated by a typically sparkling light. The question of whether Canaletto used the camera obscura on site has been debated, but he certainly used mechanical aids such as dividers, rulers and compasses in the studio. (Source: Brera Pinacoteca [website]; http://pinacotecabrera.org/en/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-CANALETTO-GCPD-A01
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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