Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)
The Riva degli Schiavoni, Venice, looking East
About this artwork
This view shows the celebrated waterfront known as the Riva degli Schiavoni, teeming with people and activity. At the left is the column of St Mark, topped by his winged lion, with the majestic gothic façade of the Doge’s Palace behind and, over the bridge, the city’s prisons. This picture and its pair show opposite views taken from the same point near the entrance to the Piazzetta of St Mark’s.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) (1697 - 1768) Italian
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title:The Riva degli Schiavoni, Venice, looking East
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date created:about 1745
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:44.45 x 74.93 cm; Framed: 65.90 x 96.10 x 8.30 cm
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credit line:Lent by Teviot Investments Limited with the consent of The Earl of Portarlington, 2013
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accession number:NGL 001.13
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
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Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)
Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)
Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto, was born in Venice and was the son of Bernardo Canal, a scene painter and stage designer. From around 1725 he was mainly active as a view painter, influenced perhaps by Luca Carlevaris. Apart from his work in Venice, he visited England, where he was based...
