Portrait of Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto

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1697-1768

Italian Rococo Painter

Giovanni Antonio Canal, better known as Canaletto, was an Italian painter famous for his landscape paintings of Venice and other Italian cities. He was born on October 18, 1697, in Venice, Italy, and died on April 19, 1768, in the same city. Canaletto is considered one of the most important artists of the 18th century and a master of the veduta (a highly detailed, usually large-scale painting of a cityscape or other vista) genre.

Canaletto was born into a family of artists, as his father, Bernardo Canal, was a theatrical scene painter. He initially followed in his father's footsteps, working as an assistant in the family business. In his early years, Canaletto was influenced by the works of the Roman painter Giovanni Paolo Pannini and the Dutch landscape painter Gaspar van Wittel.

In the 1720s, Canaletto began to focus on painting the cityscapes of Venice, which would become his signature subject matter. His early works were characterized by their attention to detail, precise perspective, and use of atmospheric effects. Canaletto's paintings captured the beauty and grandeur of Venice, and his work became highly sought after by collectors, particularly British tourists visiting Italy on the Grand Tour.

Canaletto's success led him to expand his subject matter to include other Italian cities, such as Rome and Florence. In 1746, he moved to London, where he continued to paint cityscapes and landscapes, including views of the Thames River and Westminster Bridge. During his time in England, Canaletto's style evolved, becoming more fluid and less focused on precise detail. He returned to Venice in 1755 and continued to paint until his death in 1768.

Canaletto's influence on the veduta genre was significant, and his work inspired many artists, including his nephew Bernardo Bellotto, who became a successful painter in his own right. Today, Canaletto's paintings can be found in major museums and collections around the world, and his work continues to be celebrated for its remarkable depiction of the urban landscape and its ability to transport viewers to the streets and canals of 18th-century Venice.

308 Canaletto Artworks

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The Grand Canal, Venice, Looking Southeast, with the Campo della Carità to the Right, c.1730/40 by Canaletto | Canvas Print
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SKU: 17339-CAN
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size:47 x 77.8 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Campo Santi Apostoli, c.1735/40 by Canaletto | Canvas Print
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SKU: 568-CAN
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size:45 x 77.5 cm
Private Collection

Entrance to the Grand Canal: Looking West, c.1738/42 by Canaletto | Canvas Print
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SKU: 6603-CAN
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size:121 x 152 cm
Private Collection

London: The Thames from Somerset House Terrace towards the City, c.1746/50 by Canaletto | Canvas Print
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SKU: 6708-CAN
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size:108.3 x 188.6 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom

View of the Grand Canal, c.1738 by Canaletto | Canvas Print
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SKU: 6623-CAN
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size:38.8 x 46.3 cm
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

Westminster Bridge, London, with a Procession of Civic Barges, c.1747 by Canaletto | Paper Art Print
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SKU: 6949-CAN
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size:27.4 x 48.6 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom

Rome: The Ruins of the Forum looking towards the Capitol, 1742 by Canaletto | Canvas Print
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SKU: 6700-CAN
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size:190 x 106.2 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom

The Molo: Looking West, 1730 by Canaletto | Canvas Print
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SKU: 6726-CAN
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size:55 x 102 cm
Private Collection

The Grand Canal Looking South-West from the Rialto to Ca' Foscari, c.1725/26 by Canaletto | Canvas Print
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SKU: 6652-CAN
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size:47 x 79.1 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom

Piazza San Marco With the Cathedral, c.1730/35 by Canaletto | Canvas Print
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SKU: 561-CAN
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size:76.2 x 118.7 cm
Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA

The Grand Canal, Venice, Looking South toward the Rialto Bridge, c.1730/40 by Canaletto | Canvas Print
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SKU: 17338-CAN
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size:46.4 x 77.5 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Old Walton Bridge, 1755 by Canaletto | Canvas Print
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SKU: 17532-CAN
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size:46 x 122.2 cm
Yale Center for British Art, Connecticut, USA

A View from the Fondamenta Nuove Looking Towards Murano, c.1722/23 by Canaletto | Canvas Print
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SKU: 6624-CAN
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size:143.5 x 151.1 cm
Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA

London: The Thames and the City of London from Richmond House, 1746 by Canaletto | Canvas Print
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SKU: 6719-CAN
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size:103 x 114 cm
Private Collection

Greenwich Hospital from the North Bank of the Thames, c.1752 by Canaletto | Canvas Print
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SKU: 6735-CAN
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size:66 x 112.5 cm
Maritime Art Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom

The Molo and the Piazzetta San Marco, Venice, n.d. by Canaletto | Canvas Print
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SKU: 6588-CAN
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size:47 x 81 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Veduta Ideata with San Simone Piccolo, c.1735 by Canaletto | Paper Art Print
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SKU: 6626-CAN
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size:31.2 x 46.8 cm
Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan, USA

English Landscape Capriccio with a Palace, c.1754 by Canaletto | Canvas Print
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SKU: 17729-CAN
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size:134 x 108.8 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA

Pra della Valle, n.d. by Canaletto | Paper Art Print
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SKU: 6758-CAN
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size:29.5 x 42.9 cm
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, USA

Grand Canal Near Palazzo Bembo & Palazzo Vendramin, a.1730 by Canaletto | Canvas Print
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SKU: 572-CAN
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size:47 x 80 cm
Private Collection

The Grand Canal in Venice with the Rialto Bridge, 1724 by Canaletto | Canvas Print
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SKU: 18855-CAN
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size:65.5 x 97.5 cm
Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany

The Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice, c.1730 by Canaletto | Canvas Print
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SKU: 6642-CAN
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size:49.6 x 73.6 cm
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA

Grand Canal from Palazzo Flangini to Palazzo Bembo, c.1740 by Canaletto | Canvas Print
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SKU: 6638-CAN
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size:61.3 x 92.4 cm
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota, USA

A Coastal Capriccio, c.1740/45 by Canaletto | Paper Art Print
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SKU: 6940-CAN
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size:20.3 x 28.7 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom

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