Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)

1697–1768

Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal), ‘A View of Greenwich from the River’ c.1750–2
A View of Greenwich from the River c.1750–2
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In Tate Britain

Walk Through British Art: 1730

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Biography

Giovanni Antonio Canal (18 October 1697 – 19 April 1768), better known as Canaletto (Italian: [kanaˈletto]), was an Italian painter of city views or vedute, of Venice, Rome, and London. He also painted imaginary views (referred to as capricci), although the demarcation in his works between the real and the imaginary is never quite clearcut. He was further an important printmaker using the etching technique. In the period from 1746 to 1756 he worked in England where he painted many views of London, and other sites as far north as Warwick Castle and Alnwick Castle. He was highly successful in England, thanks to the British merchant and connoisseur Joseph "Consul" Smith, whose large collection of Canaletto's works was sold to King George III in 1762.

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Artworks

Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal), ‘A View of Greenwich from the River’ c.1750–2

Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) A View of Greenwich from the River

c.1750–2
On display at Tate Britain part of Walk Through British Art
Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal), ‘London: The Old Horse Guards from St James’s Park’ c.1749

Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) London: The Old Horse Guards from St James’s Park

c.1749
On display at Tate Britain part of Walk Through British Art

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Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) London: the New Horse Guards from St James’s Park

c.1752–3
On display at Tate Britain part of Walk Through British Art

Artist as subject

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Bridge of Sighs, Ducal Palace and Custom-House, Venice: Canaletti Painting’ exhibited 1833

Joseph Mallord William Turner Bridge of Sighs, Ducal Palace and Custom-House, Venice: Canaletti Painting

exhibited 1833
after Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Bridge of Sighs, Ducal Palace and Custom-House, Venice: Canaletti Painting, engraved by T.A. Prior’ 1850

After Joseph Mallord William Turner Bridge of Sighs, Ducal Palace and Custom-House, Venice: Canaletti Painting, engraved by T.A. Prior

1850
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after Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Venice. The Grand Canal, engraved by Prior’ published 1859–61

After Joseph Mallord William Turner Venice. The Grand Canal, engraved by Prior

published 1859–61
Bernard Meninsky, ‘Slide plans for Meninsky’s talk at the Arts Council’ [1948]

Bernard Meninsky Slide plans for Meninsky’s talk at the Arts Council

[1948]
Bernard Meninsky, ‘Typescript entitled ‘THE ART OF DRAWING by BERNARD MENINSKY. 2nd Lecture’’ [1948]

Bernard Meninsky Typescript entitled ‘THE ART OF DRAWING by BERNARD MENINSKY. 2nd Lecture’

[1948]

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