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Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
View of St. Mark’s from the Punta della Dogana
Alternate Title:
View of the Basin of San Marco from the Punta della Dogana
Image View:
Detail, gondoliers in front of St. Mark's Square
Creator:
Canaletto (Italian painter, 1697-1768)
Location:
repository: Brera Museum (Milan, Lombardy, Italy) 2236
Location Note:
Via Brera 28
GPS:
45.471944 9.188056
Date:
1740-1745 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Eighteenth century
Work Type 1:
painting (visual work)
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
oil paint on canvas
Technique:
oil painting (technique)
Measurements:
53 cm (height) x 70 cm (width)
Subjects:
cityscape; seascape; Boats and boating; Venice
Description:
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://pinacotecabre ra.org/en/)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Identifier:
7A1-CANALETTO-BSM-A0 2
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

View of St. Mark’s from the Punta della Dogana