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Canaletto
Italian Rococo painter - etcher
born 1697 - died 1768
Also known as: Antonio Canal, Giovanni Antonio Canal, Antonio Canale,
Antonio Canaleto, Antonio Canaletti, Antonio Canelitti, Antonio
Cannalletti, Antonio Kanale, Antonio Kanaletto, Antonio Kannaletti,
Antonio Kannaletti, Canaletti the younger.
Master of: Bernardo Bellotto (1721-1780).
Teacher of: Bernardo Bellotto (1721-1780).
Uncle of: Bernardo Bellotto (1721-1780).
Much of Canaletto oil painting was painted 'from nature', differing from the then customary practice of completing paintings in the studio. Some of his later works do revert to this custom, as suggested by the tendency of distant figures to be painted as blobs of colour - an effect produced by using a camera obscura, which blurs farther-away objects.
However, his paintings are always notable for their accuracy: he recorded the seasonal submerging of Venice in water and ice.
Canaletto oil painting remain his most coveted and, according to many authorities, his best. One of his finest early pieces is The Stonemason's Yard (1729, London, the National Gallery) which depicts a humble working area of the city.
Later Canaletto became known for his grand scenes of the canals of Venice and the Doge's Palace. His large-scale landscapes portrayed the city's famed pageantry and waning traditions, making innovative use of atmospheric effects and strong local colors. For these qualities, Canaletto
oil painting may be said to have anticipated Impressionism. The
Venetian painter famous for Venice or vedute landscapes art,
like Return of the Bucintoro to the Molo on Ascension Day, The
Grand Canal and the Church of the Salute,etc.
View artworks’ titles of Canaletto oil painting [Giovanni
Antonio Canal] Italy 1697-1768
0 A Regatta On The Grand Canal
0 Arrival of the French Ambassador in Venice
0 Piazza San Marco 1730
0 Piazza San Marco Looking Southeast
0 Piazza San Marco The Clocktower
0 Piazza San Marco With The Basilica |
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