Paintings

View of Venice with St. Mark's

Type: Paintings(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1735
Accession number: 78.20.27A
Maker: Canaletto(Opens in new tab) (Italian, 1697–1768)
Dimensions: 18 1/8 x 24 3/4 in. (46 x 62.9 cm.)
Medium: oil on canvas
Description: This painting shows a view of Saint Mark's Basilica located on the eastern end of Saint Mark's Square, the principal public square of Venice in Italy and the former political and religious center of the Republic of Venice.
Credit: The Huntington. The Adele S. Browning Memorial Collection. Gift of Mildred Browning Green and Honorable Lucius Peyton Green
Object copyright: Public Domain
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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Canaletto, whose Venetian views reflect the Italian tradition of veduta, or view painting, was among the favorite artists collected by travelers on the Grand Tour—a journey taken by young, aristocratic men primarily through France and Italy. The Grand Tour instilled in travelers a genuine feeling for Italian scenery and a desire to acquire pictures of the places visited. This view shows Venice’s most famous piazza, with the elaborate facades of St. Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace.

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