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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 Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Adele S. Browning Memorial Collection, Gift of Mildred Browning Green and Honorable Lucius Peyton Green
Object copyright
Public Domain
Department
European Art
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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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